RN (Registered Nurse)

Unit Notes
* * RN's - Pass/Fail exam on Friday during orientation. OPEN BOOK exam on skills learned - they are given all necessary resources to pass. Must receive a 90% to pass or they will be terminated * *

Radius Rule: 50 miles AND candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity.

**Driver's license required at submittal and will be used to determine if candidate is outside 50 miles.**
**Fingernail policy: Artificial nails are prohibited in all departments providing patient care- refusal to remove nails will lead to termination of contract
Department: ICU RN
*Certifications Required: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS - PALS & TNCC preferred*
PRESCREEN+AUTO OFFER


DKA,stemi,stroke,a fib rvr, COVID, cops exac, pE, light stuff cause they have no GI doctors- sometimes we stabilize to send to Bergan

- # of Beds- 16
- Nurse:Patient Ratios- 2: 1
- Common diagnoses/Types of patients- Medical ICU- sepsis, resp failure, stroke, MI
- How many years' experience required?- preferred 2 years
- Previous travel experience required?- preferred
- Experience or 'Must have' skills- ICU experience with experience in drips, vents, bipaps
- Are RNs required to titrate drips? - Yes
- Common titratable &/or set rate drips- vasopressors, sedation ( levo, neo, cardene, precedex, propofol, etc)
- Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift?- Yes
- Does the charge nurse take an assignment?- Yes
- Are there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit? Ratios? Duties?- No nurse aids
- Hospitalist &/or Intensivist in house 24/7? In the ICU 24/7?- Hospitalist 24/7 in house, intensivists in house during day hours and available tele medicine during night
- RT in ICU 24/7?- no, shared with ER
- RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.) Are RNs required to do anything with these besides trouble shoot?- RT does all adjusting
- Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit?- centralized tele monitor techs not located in house
- Are RNs required to read their own strips?- Monitor tech will read but nurse but be able to read and verify
- What brand are the tele monitors?- draegers
- Shifts & Scheduling - 1830-0700. every third weekend
- Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling? no self-scheduling. cannot gaurentee block scheduling. A traveler is needed for high need shift.
- Weekend Requirements- every third weekend
- Holiday Requirements- 4 th of july
- Is there a call or standby requirement? no
- Floating Requirements- will float to PCU (progressive Care) if not needed in icu
- Scrub Color/Dress Code- navy blue scrubs
- How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation- 1 shift for ICU and 1 shift for pcu

Radius Rule: 50 miles AND candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity within the past year
RTO needed upfront - Additional RTO will not be approved, including after submissions.

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