ICU - Intensive Care Unit

Opportunity:

RN - ICU

Job Details:

• 12-hour night shifts from 6:45 PM to 7:15 AM
• 36 hours per week offered
• 13-week contract
• Patient ratio of 2:1, with potential flex up to 3:1 during high census periods
• Average daily census of 11-12 patients across 13 beds
• Every other weekend requirement
• No on-call requirement
• Float requirement applies
• Scheduling per unit needs
• Unit orientation: 24 hours (2 days or 2 nights)
• Scrubs: Navy blue and white
• Minimum 2 years of Neuro ICU experience required - strong neuro critical care background, not general ICU
• First-time travelers will not be accepted
• Travel experience required
• Must pass EKG testing prior to start
• Required certifications: ACLS, BCLS, NIHSS
• Required skills: Ventilator management, IV starts, Neuro Intensive Care, interpretation and management of dysrhythmias, blood product administration, central line care/management, continuous IV sedation, CVA/acute stroke management, external ventricular drains (EVD), ICP monitoring, post-neurosurgery management, care of ventilated patients, isolation precautions/PPE use, lumbar drain experience
• Preferred skills: Arterial line management
• Special equipment used: EVD, Lumbar Drains, Camino, LICOX, NICOM, and Arctic Sun
• Charting systems: Pyxis, Epic, SBAR
• Interdisciplinary support available: IV teams, physical therapy, respiratory services, phlebotomy, radiology, lift teams, rapid response teams, pharmacy, and transportation
• Patient population includes: strokes (ischemic, hemorrhagic, SAH), SDH, craniotomies, carotid stents, carotid endarterectomies, aneurysm coiling/clipping, seizures, depth electrodes, and myasthenia gravis
• Drains used: EVDs, lumbar drains, hemovacs, and Camino (ICP monitoring)