RN - ICU

RN - ICU

Profession: Registered Nurse

Specialty: ICU

Duration: 10 weeks

Shift: Night

Hours per Shift: 12 hours

Experience: Minimum 2 years' experience required

License: Required

Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS

Must-Have:

• Epic experience required
• Experience in Medical Intensive Care Unit and Surgical Intensive Care Unit
• Ability to float to medical/surgical and critical care units as needed

Description:No holiday time off requests are allowed.RTO should be kept to a minimum.Will work every other weekend.Will float to medical/surgical units and also critical care units as needed.Patient-to-nurse ratio is 1:2 on all shifts unless floated to medical/surgical units.The following skills are required:

• Arterial line management
• BiPAP/CPAP management
• Blood product administration
• Care of ventilated patients
• Central line care and management
• Continuous IV sedation
• Management of emergency medications
• Infection prevention
• Interpretation of arterial blood gases (ABGs)
• Interpretation of dysrhythmias
• Isolation precautions/PPE
• Management of dysrhythmias
• Care of patients with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure
• Obtaining 12 lead EKG/ECG
• PICC line management
• Starting and maintaining IVs
• Titration of cardiac drips
• Titration of vasoactive drips
• Ventilator management

Additional Information:This unit supports adults and geriatrics.The daily census and number of visits per day may vary.Interdisciplinary support includes IV teams, physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, and pharmacy.A reference is required for submission.Candidates must have been gone for 2 years to return as a traveler.Modules are non-billable and must be completed pre-start and annually, varying by specialty.