ICU - Intensive Care Unit

Opportunity:

RN - ICU

Job Details:

• Work 12-hour night shifts, 3 days per week from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM
• 13-week contract
• Every other weekend required unless staffing dictates otherwise; accommodations available for those wanting more than 50% weekends
• No on-call required
• Float between ICU and Telemetry units
• Patient ratios: 2-3 patients for ICU and 1:4-5 for Telemetry (days, nights, and weekends)
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required; Level 1 Center experience preferred for first-time travelers
• Missouri or Compact nursing license required
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
• Meditech EMR experience strongly preferred
• Required skills include: Impella experience, balloon pump experience, stroke care, STEMI care, arterial line management, BiPAP/CPAP management, ventilator management, continuous IV sedation, CVA/acute stroke management, titration of cardiac and vasoactive drips, management of dysrhythmias, and central line care/management
• Care for adult and geriatric patient populations with diagnoses including respiratory failure, pneumonia, COPD, CHF, sepsis, AKI, DKA, TIA/stroke, arrhythmias, and electrolyte imbalances
• Unit scrub color: Navy Blue
• Block scheduling not guaranteed; manager will review, with blocked weekend schedules more accommodating
• 2 references required