Travel RN - ICU

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a night shift ICU travel position at a Level III Trauma Center in Florence, AL, requiring 5 years of critical care experience and AHA-certified ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS.

Job Details

• Located on the Critical Care Services unit (2nd Floor) of a Level III Trauma Center,
• Home unit is the CCU (22 beds), with float potential to CVICU (14 beds), Critical Care Step-Down (CCSD, 31 beds), and Med-Surg,
• Adult and geriatric patient population with diagnoses including respiratory failure, ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, STEMI/NSTEMI, cardiogenic shock, septic shock, GI bleeds, post-operative GI disorders, CABGs, and vascular procedures,
• Patient ratios: CCU 1:2-1:3, CVICU 1:2-1:3, CCSD 1:4-1:5, Med-Surg 1:6,
• Equipment includes SpaceLabs bedside monitoring (continuous ECG, O2, respiratory, BP, CVP, and PA monitoring), Baxter/Spectrum IV pumps, Kangaroo feeding pumps, Hill-Rom critical care beds, ventilators (variety), Prismaflex CRRT machines, Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps, Blanketrols, Arctic Sun, rapid transfusion/fluid warming, and Zoll monitoring,
• EMR: Meditech (Clinical Access for ICU patients),
• Night shift: 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM,
• Every other weekend required,
• No on-call requirements,
• Travelers float first, primarily to CVICU or CCSD; Med-Surg float only when critical care areas are fully staffed,
• 13-week contract,

Job Requirements

• Active AL RN license or compact RN license required,
• AHA-certified BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS required,
• Minimum 5 years of critical care/ICU experience required,
• Proficiency in IV starts and blood draws, NG tube placement, ECG rhythm interpretation, ABG and lab interpretation, critical care drips and titrations, ventilator management, arterial lines, chest tubes, and central venous lines (including large-volume Vas Caths),
• Ability to assist with bedside procedures and conscious sedation,
• Strong communication skills with patients, families, and physicians,
• Smartphone required for physician communication via TigerConnect,
• Social Security number and date of birth required for consideration,
• Candidates must reside more than 60 miles from the facility to be eligible,
• Cannot have worked as permanent staff at any LifePoint facility within the last 12 months,
• Cannot be employed full-time elsewhere,

Additional Information

• Prior experience in a high-acuity ICU managing advanced skills such as CRRT, IABP, and arterial sheath pulls is preferred,
• Prior experience in a teaching hospital with resident physicians is preferred; prior SICU, MICU, CVICU, Neuro ICU, or PCU/Med-Surg experience is a plus,
• A wide variety of specialty physicians are on staff, offering exposure to a broad range of critical care cases,
• Scrub color: Royal blue scrub pants required at all times; tops/sweatshirts/vests must be neutral-colored solid or feature the facility logo