Travel RN - ICU

Travel RN - ICU

American Traveler

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

$2,007.33/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a Burn ICU position at a Level 1 Trauma facility, requiring ICU background and MO or compact RN license.

Details

• Burn ICU unit with 6 beds in a Level 1 Trauma, Stroke, and Cardiac Verified facility
• Adult-only patient population with ratios varying by acuity
• Mixed acuity level department spanning ICU/PCU/TELE/M-S levels of care, with patients remaining in unit from admit to discharge
• Unit staffed by Charge Nurse, RNs, Nurse Externs, and dedicated unit-based Paramedics
• Uses Alaris IV pumps, Hill-Rom beds and call light system, and GE cardiac monitoring equipment
• Documentation via Meditech
• Night shift schedule, 7P-7A
• Required to work 3 weekend shifts within a 4-week scheduling period
• Float to like units including ICU/PCU/CCU, with agency staff floated first
• No on-call requirements

Requirements

• Active RN license (MO or Compact) currently in hand
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, TNCC, and NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
• ABLS certification preferred but not required
• Minimum 1 year of recent ICU experience required
• Burn experience preferred
• Cardiac rhythm proficiency required
• CRRT training and hemodynamic monitoring/drip titration proficiency preferred
• No gaps in work history equaling 90 days or more within the past 12 months
• US Social Security Number and date of birth required for consideration
• Two professional references required

Additional Information

• Perform procedures including debridement, dressing changes, line insertion, chest tube insertion and maintenance, and post-op procedural care
• Must adhere to bedside shift report requirements and uphold facility mission and values of courtesy and respect
• Strong multidisciplinary care model including burn surgeon, Nurse Practitioner, Intensivist, rehab, dietary, pharmacist, and case management
• Dedicated Burn Surgeon and APP support the unit
• Critical Care Intensivists available 24/7
• Unit is actively working toward ABA burn center verification
• Facility offers Hyperbaric Chamber with dedicated trained Hyperbaric RN
• Uses AirStrip technology for cardiac rhythm monitoring and iMobile phones for provider communication
• Virtual Admission Nurses and Discharge Lounge support unit operations
• Travel nurse friendly unit with an experienced, tenured, family-like core staff
• Required uniform includes navy blue scrub top, navy blue or black scrub pants, and scrub jacket; no t-shirts, hoodies, or sweatshirts allowed
• Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility; no local candidates accepted

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12