ICU - Intensive Care Unit

Opportunity:

RN - ICU

Job Details:

• Schedule: 3x12s or 4x12s with every other weekend, floating, and holidays within the contract required
• 48-hour contracts available with overtime billed after 48 hours
• Typical patient ratio: 1:2-3
• Must be willing to float to Stepdown Unit, Emergency Department, or Medical-Surgical units to care for ICU patients being held
• Three years of critical care experience preferred; strong candidates with less experience may be considered
• Previous travel experience preferred
• Active Virginia or Compact RN license required at time of submission; no exceptions
• Must be proficient in Epic; no exceptions
• Strong neuro critical care experience required including post-neurosurgical, EVD, and stroke management
• Required skills include ventilator management, IV drip titration, telemetry monitoring, conscious sedation, dysrhythmia recognition and management, and emergency response
• Additional skills include arterial line management, central line care, CVVHD/CRRT, ICP monitoring, BiPAP/CPAP management, blood product administration, and management of multisystem organ dysfunction/failure
• Patient populations include neurosurgical and post-stroke, respiratory failure, renal failure, post-surgical, trauma, sepsis and MODS, heart failure, and post-cardiac cath
• Patients include adolescents, adults, and geriatrics
• Interdisciplinary support available including IV teams, physical therapy, respiratory services, pharmacy, radiology, and rapid response teams
• EKG testing required for this unit with a minimum passing score of 80%; only one attempt allowed with no remediation available
• Required certifications: BLS (American Heart Association only), ACLS (American Heart Association only), NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)