TRAVEL - RN - MICU

Job Description

Job Description

Hospital: Rapides Regional Medical Center
Location: Alexandria, Louisiana
Address: 211 4th Street
Unit Name: Medical ICU
Building: South Tower
Cost Center: 65073
General Information
Unit Specifics:
Number of Beds : 26
Patient Ratios : 2:1
Unit staffing description: RNs and Unit secretary/COVID runner. Total care is provided by RNs.
Type of equipment: Ventilators, Alaris IV pumps, Balloon pumps, ventriculostomy drains, glucometers. Use of iMobile phones and technology by all staff in the hospital. PPE- includes mask, face shields, goggles, PAPR s and hoods for our COVID-19 patients.
Documentation system: Meditech using EBCD (Evidence Based Clinical Documentation)
Scheduling requirements: All nursing shift are twelve hours from 7 to 7; every other weekend. Holiday requirements
Floating policy: Nursing staff will float to other Medical-Surgical Units in the hospital as needed with priority focus on pulling to Intensive Care Units.
Patient Experience requirements: Hourly rounding, bedside hand-off reporting, completion of My Care Board during hand-off report; use of AIDET with a focus on compassionate connected care.
Hospital Specifics-
Pathways to Excellence Certified
Working toward Magnet status
Certified Stroke Center
Certified Chest Pain Center
Level II Trauma Center
Hiring profile
Requested Skill Set:
Must have: Must be willing to care for COVID-19 patients, ICU experience, Positive attitude, flexibility, teamwork, desire for excellence, self-motivated, good communication and people skills, ability to work in a diverse environment.
Advanced skills needed: Ventilator management, critical care drip knowledge, thorough and accurate assessment skills, and proficient knowledge with cardiac, neuro, and respiratory systems, and Don and Doff of PPE.
Procedures performed on unit: Intubations, cardioversions, ventriculostomy drain placement and management, IABP management, continual renal replacement therapy (CRRT), proning of patients.
Certifications Required: ACLS and BLS; TNCC a plus
Dress Code: (Required uniform)
Ceil blue scrubs
White or ceil blue scrub jacket optional
If working with COVID patients, green surgery scrubs will be provided upon arrival to unit.
Unit Guidelines/Policies: Please attach unit specific policies and guidelines.

Awards/Recognition:
HCA Unit of Distinction winner of top 10% and 5%. Finished overall #2 ranked ICU in HCA in 2019.
Quality measures are highly maintained
Any additional information that would entice a worker to select your unit for their assignment: Consider items such as new equipment or technology, tenure and experience of staff, schedule options, etc.
Many staff members are nationally certified, including managers
Several highly tenured nursing staff
Self-scheduling within certain guidelines
iMobile technology
This unit cares for ICU COVID-19 patients

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Founded in 2002 by three former Monster.com executives; TalentBurst is an award-winning full-service Staffing Firm working directly with Fortune 500 companies in the US and Canada. We specialize in Contract and Contract to Permanent roles across many industries and have direct/contractual relationships with all our clients. Please visit our website or come meet us at our offices in Natick, MA, Miami, FL, Christiansburg, VA, Vineland, NJ, Houston, TX & downtown San Francisco, CA

Company Description

Founded in 2002 by three former Monster.com executives; TalentBurst is an award-winning full-service Staffing Firm working directly with Fortune 500 companies in the US and Canada. We specialize in Contract and Contract to Permanent roles across many industries and have direct/contractual relationships with all our clients. Please visit our website or come meet us at our offices in Natick, MA, Miami, FL, Christiansburg, VA, Vineland, NJ, Houston, TX & downtown San Francisco, CA