Travel RN - ICU

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN with strong vasoactive drip and telemetry skills for a night shift stepdown/ICCU position requiring a NC or compact license.

Job Details

• ICU stepdown/ICCU unit with 20 beds and an average daily census of 18,
• Target patient ratio of 1:3-4,
• Patient population includes post rapid response, respiratory distress, unstable hemodynamics, withdrawal, GI bleeds, post-op GYN/GU/GI/thoracotomy/neuro/ortho surgeries, and pre/post OB with complications,
• Patient population ranges from adolescent to geriatric,
• 12-hour night shifts (18:45-07:15) on a 3x12 schedule,
• Every other weekend required,
• Floating required as needed to a sister ICCU unit,
• No block scheduling; schedule created by nurse manager,
• Only one pressor drip per patient allowed on unit; additional pressors require ICU transfer,
• Uses Cardizem, Nitro, Precedex, Cardene, Levophed, Dopamine, Dobutamine, and Neo drips,
• Bedside telemetry monitors with remote backup used on unit,
• No ventilators on unit,
• Uses Pyxis and Epic systems,

Job Requirements

• Active RN license (NC or Compact) required, pending license/certifications OK for consideration,
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required,
• Minimum 2 years of relevant RN experience required,
• Experience with arterial line management and titrating vasoactive/cardiac drips required,
• Experience with PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown and telemetry units required,
• Skilled in interpretation and management of dysrhythmias,
• Experience with Rapid Response/Code team protocols required,
• Experience with IV insulin protocols, blood product administration, and heparin protocols required,
• Central line, peripheral line, and PICC line care/management experience required,
• Experience managing chest tubes (Emerson/Pleur-evac), BiPAP/CPAP, high flow nasal cannula, and nasal cannula required,
• Non-invasive airway management and tracheostomy care/management experience required,
• Isolation precautions/PPE experience required,
• IV start, telemetry monitoring, and conscious sedation experience required,
• Epic charting experience preferred,
• Must pass EKG testing prior to start,

Additional Information

• Monitor and treat cardiac dysrhythmias using bedside telemetry with remote backup,
• Provide rapid response and stepdown-level care to a medically complex patient population,
• One week of hospital orientation required with daily class attendance,
• Navy, white, or a combination of navy and white scrubs required,
• Must work 2 of the 3 major holidays,
• No RTO permitted during first week of assignment; up to 7 days RTO auto-approved thereafter (excluding holidays),
• No additional RTO allowed after signing,
• First-time travelers welcome to apply,
• Local candidates within 50 miles accepted at a lower rate,
• Former Novant Health or New Hanover PERM/PRN/EP employees must wait 12 months before reapplying and disclose employment history for facility approval,
• Current travel per diem clinicians must choose between per diem or travel contract status,
• Travel pairs allowed if assigned to different units and disclosed at submission