RN ICU

ICU RN

About Facility:

777 Hemlock St, Macon, GA 31201

637 Licensed Beds

Level 1 Trauma Designation

Teaching Hospital

Chest Pain Center

Stroke Center

Unit Information:

Beds: each ICU unit has 10-20 beds

Minimum Years of Experience required? 2 years ICU RN exp

Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes

Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:

CCU - Critical Care Unit

Similar patient types in CCU and MICU. Medical based ICU patients – DKA, sepsis, respiratory/kidney/liver failure, GI bleeds, etc.

MICU - Medical ICU

See above

STICU - Surgical Trauma ICU

Will see surgical and trauma patients in this unit. Travelers could care for MVA, GSW, stabbings, falls, etc.

NICU - Neuro ICU

High level neuro surgeries like cranies, EVDs, shunt, bolts, spinal surgeries, ICP monitoring, etc. If they have experience with EVDs and ICP monitoring, they will be given those here

CVICU - Cardiovascular ICU

Traveler will not be given fresh open hearts, AAA repairs, or devices like IABPs, Impellas, ECMO, LVADs, etc. Traveler could potentially have a patient with a Swanz, but not required. Will see other vascular surgeries like fem-pops. Will also see MIs, STEMIs, post-cath, etc.

PCU - Progressive Care Unit- Step down unit

General medical PCU

Patient Ratios:

RN:

ICU – 1:1-2 (occasionally 1:3 depending on acuity)

PCU – 1:3-4

LPN: 1:4-6

CNA: most units have 1-2 CNA per shift

Required License, National Certification, Certs (BLS, ACLS, etc.), or other position specific requirements such as Driver's License and/or Insurance:

BLS, ACLS, NIHSS

CCRN (preferred)

Traveler will be required to pass an EKG competency exam during onboarding

Skills required:

General nursing skills: Trach chare, chest tube management, PIV starts, glucometer, etc.

Travelers are not expected to care for devices like ECMO, IABP, Impellas, LVADs, fresh open hearts/AAA repairs, TABLO, etc.

Common drips: Insulin drips, Heparin drips, narcotic drips, paralytic drips, actively titrate vasopressors, sedation drips, cardiac drips, etc.

6 months EPIC experience required

Support within the Department:

CNA – will assist with Vitals, blood glucose checks, baths, bed changes, feeding if need, patient safety attendant; walk pts, turn pts

Unit Secretary: on unit 7a-11p; then house wide call secretary 11p-7a

Charge nurse: Yes – could take patient assignment on Nights/Weekends

Phlebotomy? Most units are lab collect phlebotomy; RNs draw off of CVLs

IV/VAT Team? Not an IV team - do have a PICC team

Resource Nurse? Yes, we have discharge nurses, Resource team floats to all units

RT 24/7

Hospitalist 24/7

Intensivist 24/7

Telemetry monitoring/tech? ICU responsible for monitoring patients

Technology/Equipment:

EMR: EPIC – 6 months EPIC experience required

IV Pump: Alaris

Med dispensing: Pyxis

Monitors: Phillips

Unit specific equipment: Nova Glucose Stat Strips

Floating: If yes, where?

Travelers are utilized in a float pool capacity – will be required to float to all ICU and PCU units in house. There is no guarantee for how many shifts working ICU vs. PCU. MUST be comfortable floating where needed.