RN - ICU

RN - ICU

Profession: RN (Registered Nurse)

Specialty: ICU (Intensive Care Unit)

Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: 12H Nights

Hours per Shift: 12 hours

Experience: Minimum 2 years

License: Required

Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS

Must-Have:

• Minimum 1 year of critical care experience
• Competent with CRRT, IABP, Vents, post-code/therapeutic hypothermia
• Skilled with all vasoactive medications, sedation, and paralytics

Description:

Unit has 18 beds, all private rooms, with negative pressure capability for COVID patients.

Typical nurse-to-patient ratios are 1:2 but may stretch to 1:3 with overflow/stepdown.

Average daily census is approximately 13 patients.

Common diagnoses include sepsis, pneumonia, COVID, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetic ketoacidosis, overdose, renal failure, neurosurgeries, and vascular patients.

All critical care drips are titrated within ordered parameters.

RNs are responsible for performing care and removal of central lines.

Charge nurse is present Monday-Friday during the day shift and takes assignments on nights and weekends as needed.

1-2 patient care technicians are available depending on census and staffing.

Intensivist is available daily from 7 AM to 7 PM, with residents assisting.

Respiratory therapy is present 24/7 in the unit.

Staff is responsible for monitoring and interpreting telemetry, with remote techs available for backup.

Self-scheduling and block scheduling are permitted to meet unit needs, though not guaranteed.

Weekend and holiday rotations are required based on unit demand.

Floating to stepdown and medical-surgical units may be necessary.

Scrub color is royal blue, with specific dress code requirements.

Two shifts of general orientation are mandatory, along with completion of specific education before starting.

Pharmacist is on the unit daily.

Cancellation policy allows for a limited number of shift cancellations during the assignment.