Travel RN - ICU

Travel RN - ICU

American Traveler

Vancouver, Washington, United States

Position ID: P-784893

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

$2,443.37/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced CVICU RN for a night shift position requiring a WA or compact RN license and at least 2 years of critical care experience.

Details

• Work in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) of a hospital setting
• Treats STEMI, post-code cath lab patients, cardiac disease requiring intervention, vascular and cardiothoracic surgery, pericardial effusion/tamponade, and trauma (including neuro trauma)
• Core staff manage open heart surgery patients, IABP, and VADs; ECMO and open chest emergencies are handled by a separate team
• Assists with CVC line insertions, intubations, and uses ventilators, central lines, Foleys, glucometers, and PA catheters
• Responsible for titrating vasoactive drips
• EMR: Epic (Care Connect); travelers may test out of training if desired
• Shift: Nights, 3x12 hours, 1830-0700
• Required to work every other weekend
• No on-call responsibilities
• Required to float to critical care/IMCU, ED, and MS units, and may be assigned functional roles (e.g., sitter) when not needed as a primary RN in ICU, CVICU, or IMCU

Requirements

• Active WA RN license or compact license required
• Proof of Washington state license application required for consideration
• Current certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS (TCAR and TNCC preferred)
• Minimum 2 years of recent CVICU/critical care experience required
• Trauma Level II experience required
• Epic EMR experience required
• Skills required include IV therapy, arterial line management, blood product administration, central line and PICC line management, and starting/maintaining IVs
• Respiratory skills required: chest tube insertion/removal assistance, BiPAP/CPAP management, ventilated patient care, HFNC, ABG interpretation, suctioning (ETT, NT), and ventilator management
• Cardiovascular skills required: CVP monitoring, epicardial pacing wire care, post cardiac surgery care, PA line/Swan Ganz monitoring, and sheath removal
• Experience with continuous IV sedation/paralytics, procedural sedation, and titration of cardiac and vasoactive drips required
• Experience interpreting and managing dysrhythmias required
• IV insulin protocol experience required
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Two professional references from the past 2 years required, at least one from a supervisor
• SSN and date of birth required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide direct bedside critical care to complex cardiovascular, surgical, and trauma ICU patients
• Scrubs required (navy blue), not provided by facility
• Candidates must be willing to float within the health system as operationally needed
• First-time travelers generally not accepted, though candidates with strong experience may be considered
• Candidates with more than one DUI are not eligible for consideration
• Previous PeaceHealth employees must have been separated from the health system for at least 1 year before returning as a traveler
• Local candidates are not accepted; must reside more than 60 miles from the facility
• RTO must be disclosed and approved prior to contract signing, with no additional RTO approved afterward
• Start date may be delayed up to 8 weeks if licensure is still in process at time of submission