Travel RN - ICU

Travel RN - ICU

American Traveler

Montgomery, Alabama, United States

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

$2,059.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Registered Nurse for a Mixed Acuity ICU/PCU position requiring at least 1 year of ICU experience and an active AL or compact RN license.

Details

Work in a 18-bed Mixed Acuity PCU unit within a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, and Primary Stroke Center.

Care for intermediate care and non-vented ICU level patients including neurological, post-procedural, and critical care diagnoses.

Patient types include post TNK, neuro IR procedures, embolizations, angiography, hemorrhages/aneurysms, burr holes, post VP shunt placements, post craniotomy/craniectomy, lumbar drains, spinal cord injuries, EVDs, and continuous EEG monitoring.

Also manage respiratory failure, CHF, hypotension, sepsis, AMS, acute neurological diagnoses, DKA, and electrolyte abnormalities.

RN to patient ratio of 1:3 based on acuity; CNA ratio of 1:12.

Uses Cerner EMR, Plum 360 IV pumps, Omnicell medication dispensing, and Spacelabs/Resparray monitors.

12-hour night shifts (7p-7a) on a 36/48 schedule with a 6-week schedule cycle.

Every other weekend rotation, with rare back-to-back weekends.

Floating required to like units or patient locations (MS-MS, MS-ICU task, MS-ER/MS holds, ICU-ICU, ICU-MS task, ICU-ER/ICU holds).

No on-call requirements.

Requirements

Active RN license (AL or compact) required.

Minimum 1 year of ICU experience required.

First-time travelers accepted with at least 2 years of ICU experience.

Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS.

Experience managing patients on BiPAP/CPAP required.

Cardiac rhythm interpretation skills required.

Experience with CVP monitoring and hemodynamic line monitoring required.

Experience with post-surgical drains, trachs, and chest tubes required.

Experience titrating drips including Cardizem, Dobutamine, Dopamine, Esmolol, Insulin, Cardene, Nitro, Levophed, and Epinephrine required.

Ability to read and measure telemetry strips required.

Additional Information

Support staff includes CNAs, HUC/receptionist, charge nurse, phlebotomy, IV/VAT team, rapid response team, and a dedicated resource nurse/educator.

24/7 RT, hospitalist, and intensivist coverage available on the unit.

Unit is in a formative stage, building its culture with an emphasis on teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement.

New facility travelers or those returning after 1+ years receive 24 hours of classroom orientation and 24 hours on the unit.

Holiday coverage required for one major and one minor seasonal holiday per policy.

Up to 7 days of time off can be pre-approved, excluding blackout dates.

Any scrub color permitted.

Free parking available on campus and in the parking deck.

Must reside outside a 60-mile radius of the facility as local candidates are not accepted.

Returning perm staff must wait 6 months before being considered as a traveler.

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12