Travel RN - ICU

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN with GA or Compact RN licensure to provide critical care nursing in a split-unit ICU setting.

Job Details

• Care for critically ill medical/surgical patients including sepsis, cardiac arrest, cardiovascular disease, respiratory failure, alcohol/drug overdose and withdrawal, post-op surgical care, GI bleeding, end of life/comfort care, and COVID-19 complications,
• Split ICU unit totaling 12 beds across two floors, with higher acuity patients on the 2nd floor and lower acuity patients on the 1st floor,
• 2nd floor staffs 3 nurses per shift at a 1:2 patient ratio,
• 1st floor staffs 2 nurses and 1 PCT per shift at a 1:3 patient ratio,
• Night shift, 3x12-hour shifts from 19:00 to 07:00,
• Every other weekend required,
• No on-call responsibilities,
• Floating required within facility and scope of practice as needed,
• Uses Epic charting system,

Job Requirements

• Active GA or Compact RN license required at time of consideration,
• Current certifications: BLS and ACLS required; CCRN and NIHSS preferred,
• Minimum 1 year of ICU experience required,
• Experience with 1:2-3 patient ratios required,
• Prior charge nurse experience preferred,
• Teaching hospital, community hospital, and Trauma Level I/II experience preferred,
• Skilled in IV therapy, central line care, PICC line management, and starting/maintaining IVs,
• Experience with arterial line management preferred,
• Skilled in ventilator management, BiPAP/CPAP management, ETT/NT suctioning, and ABG interpretation,
• Experience assisting with chest tube insertion/removal and HFNC preferred,
• Experience with emergency medications and management of dysrhythmias,
• Experience managing patients with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure,
• Knowledge of infection prevention and isolation precautions/PPE,
• Two supervisory references (Manager level or above) strongly preferred at time of consideration,
• Copies of required certifications needed for consideration,

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing within a Surgical Intensive Care Unit setting,
• Deliver care for patients with cardiac monitoring needs, including interpretation and management of dysrhythmias,
• Support acute and chronic renal failure patients as part of care team,
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply,
• Local candidates accepted at the same bill rate,
• Prior Piedmont employees (perm, per diem, or FCSS) must be away from all Piedmont facilities for one full year before applying as a traveler,
• Returning travelers who canceled or received a Do Not Return must complete one assignment outside Piedmont before reapplying,
• Maximum RTO of 7 days per contract, which must be finalized at time of consideration,
• No RTO can be requested during orientation week,
• No holiday RTO can be requested if 1-2 major holidays fall during the assignment,
• If 3 major holidays fall during the assignment, one holiday RTO request may be considered,
• Major holidays include Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving/Black Friday, Christmas Eve/Day, and New Year's Eve/Day,
• Shift and schedule as listed are firm with no alternate shift or schedule requests permitted,
• Travel pairs cannot be assigned to the same shift on the same unit