RN - ICU

RN - ICU

Shift: Night 3x12-Hour (19:00 - 07:00)

Description: Strong neuro experience required. Cardiovascular, multi-trauma, gun shots, stroke and STEMI center, motor vehicle accidents, ortho. Also 12 overflow beds. Level 2 trauma, thromboectomy-capable stroke center with high acuity neuro population, STEMI receiving, CABG/valve/IABP, CRRT, sepsis, surgical.

Start date: ASAP

Years of experience required: 2

Weekends required: No

Certifications required: ACLS, BLS, NIH, LA Fire Card

Is on-call required? No

Will this traveler need to float between like units? Yes, PCU and ICU overflow

Locals accepted: Yes

Pending license accepted: No

RTO restrictions: Must be noted at time of submittal

Skills: Accessing/managing ports, administration of chemotherapy, arterial line management, assist with chest tube insertion/removal, BiPAP/CPAP management/maintenance, blood product administration, care of ventilated patient, central line care/management, chronic/acute renal failure, continuous IV paralytics/neuromuscular blockade, continuous IV sedation, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), CVA/acute stroke management, emergency medications, external ventricular drain (EVD), GI surgery, high flow nasal cannula (HFNC), hypothermia protocol/Arctic Sun, ICP monitoring, Impella, infection prevention, interpretation of arterial blood gases (ABGs), interpretation of dysrhythmias, intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), 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 cardiac surgery (directly from the OR), post cardiac surgery (not directly from the OR), post craniotomy, post neurosurgery management, pre/post cardiac cath/intervention, procedural sedation administration/monitoring, pulmonary artery line/Swan Ganz monitoring, sheath removal, spinal cord injury, starting and maintaining IVs, suctioning (ETT, NT), surgical intensive care unit, thermoregulation: hypothermia/hyperthermia, titrate cardiac drips, titrate vasoactive drips, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), traumatic brain injury, valve repair/replacement, ventilator management