RN - ICU

RN - ICU

Position / Specialty: SICU RN Shift: 3x12 Nights (18:45 - 07:15) Years of experience REQ: Minimum 1 year. First-timers accepted: No. Weekend REQ: Will work every other weekend. Certs REQ: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS required. Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs? Will float to other units within scope as needed, primarily to other ICUs. Open to accommodating block schedule? Discuss schedule requests with manager. Locals accepted: Yes - no radius. Must have active IL license in hand to apply. RTO Restrictions: Ideally no more than 5 days. Guaranteed Hours: Client may call-off up to 36 hours per thirteen week assignment without paying for the cancelled hours. If Client cancels more hours than permitted by this section, Client will be billed for any shifts or portions thereof cancelled in excess of this section. If Candidates are placed on-call in lieu of being called off, that will count as a called-off shift.

Hospital Highlights

Type of Facility: Acute Care Hospital Magnet / Teaching / Level Trauma (if applicable): Acute Care Hospital - Level I trauma center. Magnet hospital/facility. Total Staffed Beds: 562 beds Scrub Color: Any solid color Charting: Cerner Parking Cost: parking permit required, no cost. Will fill out form during orientation.

Job Requirements & Qualifications

Previous Charge Experience: Preferred Years of Experience: 1 Patient Ratio Experience: 3 Charting System Experience: Required Charting System Name: Community Hospital Experience: - LTAC Experience: - Trauma Level I Experience: Preferred Trauma Level II Experience: - Travel Experience Required: Yes Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS Skills: Accessing/Managing Ports*, Arterial line management, Assist with Chest Tube Insertion/Removal*, BiPAP/CPAP management, Blood Product Administration, Care of Ventilated Patient, Central line care/management, Chronic/Acute Renal failure, Continuous IV paralytics/Neuromuscular blockade, Continuous IV sedation, CVA/Acute Stroke management, CVVHD/CRRT*, Emergency Medications, External ventricular drain (EVD), High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Hypothermia protocol/Arctic Sun*, ICP monitoring, Infection Prevention, Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs), Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Isolation Precautions/PPE, IV insulin protocols, Lumbar drains*, Management of dysrhythmias, Management of patient with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure, Neuro Intensive Care Unit*, Obtain 12 lead EKG/ECG*, Phlebotomy, PICC line management, Post Craniotomy, Post Neurosurgery management, Procedural Sedation Administration/Monitoring, Spinal cord injury*, Starting and maintaining IVs, Suctioning (ETT, NT), Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Titrate Cardiac drips, Titrate Vasoactive drips, Traumatic Brain injury*, Ventilator Management*, SCREEN if missing any required skills

Unit Details

Staffing & Scheduling Scheduling Type: self Patient Ratios Days: - Patient Ratios Nights: - Patient Ratios Weekends: - Float Required: Primarily to other ICUs Call Required: - Weekend Coverage: True Number of Weekend Shifts Per Contract: - Pre-Approved Time Off: two Orientation Hours: 40 Facility & Patient Care Details Patient Age Groups: Adults Daily Census: 11 Number of Visits Per Day: - Number of Rooms: 15 Number of Beds: 15 Additional Unit Information Interdisciplinary Support: Physical Therapy, Respiratory Services, Interpretation Services, Phlebotomy, Radiology, Social Services, Rapid Response Teams, Pharmacy, Transportation, Unit Secretary Patient Diagnoses: Neurological diagnoses: ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, seizures-elective neurological surgeries (aneurysm repair, cranioplasty, tumor resection) -post interventional radiological procedure (thrombectomy, coiling/stent) -head & neck surgeries-intraoperative/post-operative complications-sepsis Special Procedures/Unit Details: Bedside bronchoscopy, EVD placement, central/arterial line placement, hypertonic saline/brain bullet, frequent neuro assessments Special Equipment: EVD, Camino, Starling/Cheetah, SEPS drain, CRRT