RN - ICU

Registered Nurse

Profession: Nursing Specialty: Intensive Care Unit Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Night 3x12-Hour Hours per Shift: 12 hours Experience: Minimum of 2 years required License: Compact license required Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS Must-Have: Previous charge experience. Experience with patient ratios. Charting system experience required.

Description: All previous permanent employees of any affiliated facility must be separated from the health system for a minimum of 3 months to qualify for a travel position. First-time travelers are accepted. Floating between units is required as needed. General ICU patient diagnoses include: sepsis, post-cardiac arrest, IABP, COVID, respiratory failure, severe DKA, multi-system organ failure, CIWA, GI bleed, renal failure, and stroke. Equipment used includes telemetry monitors, defibrillators, transport monitors, IBP catheters, and ventilators. Skills required include interpretation and management of dysrhythmias, management of patients with multi-system organ dysfunction/failure, arterial line management, and central line care. Experience with continuous IV sedation, titrating cardiac drips, titrating vasoactive drips, BiPAP/CPAP management, care of ventilated patients, interpretation of arterial blood gases, and isolation precautions is needed. Interdisciplinary support includes physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, and pharmacy. Travelers may be expected to float between nearby sister facilities. Refusal to float may lead to termination of assignment and/or forfeiture of guaranteed hours. Providers may need communication devices needed to perform duties, which will be provided at no cost. No direct communication with facility contacts is allowed unless for an agreed-upon interview.