ICU - Intensive Care Unit

Opportunity:

RN - ICU

Job Details:

• Work 12-hour shifts starting at 7:00 AM or 7:00 PM
• Every other weekend requirement
• 2 to 3 holidays required
• First to float policy - may float to Telemetry or ER for holds (rare)
• Patient ratio of 1:2, adjusting to 1:1 for high acuity patients
• 32-bed all private room ICU unit
• Charting system: Cerner - 2 days of floor orientation provided for those with Cerner experience
• Self-scheduling acceptable for new schedules; added to current schedules where needed
• Scrub color: Navy
• Must read and interpret own cardiac monitor strips using Nihon Kohden bedside monitors
• Manage critical drips including Cardizem, dobutamine, dopamine, TPA, and all critical gtts
• Ventilator management required
• Bedside report is an expectation
• Familiarity with prophylactic bundle for stroke and cardiac patients, ABCDE bundle, and VAP bundle required
• Common diagnoses include trauma, GSW, severe head trauma, stab wounds, CABG, IABP, CHF, GI bleed, DKA, stroke, long bone fractures, GI surgeries, and major transfusions
• Sheath pulling experience preferred
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required; 1 year of travel experience required
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, LA City Fire & Safety, NIHSS
• Preferred certifications: EKG basic dysrhythmia course, pharmacology, TNCC