RN (Registered Nurse)

Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Registered Nurse

Daily parking is #+/day. Multiple options for on/off campus garages and lots ranging from # - # with monthly pass. RNs need to be open to floating. Busy/large Level 1 trauma candidates need to be flexible on scheduling - no self scheduling EOW required EPIC required Successful placements here have 3+ years experience, previous travel experience, and have worked in a very busy hospital in the past. # of Beds 18 Nurse:Patient Ratios 1:2, occasionally 1:1 Required Certifications (i.e., BLS, ACLS?) ACLS, BLS Common diagnoses/types of patients heart failure, STEMI, pulmonary emboli, arrhythmias, MICU overflow Experience or 'Must have' skills ventilators, managing pressors, hemodynamics (PAC, CVP, arterial lines) Sheaths, IABP, Impella, CRRT, occasionally paralyze and sedate patients - BIS & TOF Are RNs required to titrate drips? Yes Common titratable &/or set rate drips Epinephrine, norepinephrine, vasopressin, dobutamine, milrinone, amiodarone, cardene Giapresa occasionally Is there a charge nurse on each shift? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? Yes, goal is free charge but not often achieved Are there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit? Ratios? Duties? Patient care assistant support is minimal, one for all 18 beds if available. They assist with blood sugars, patient hygiene, turning, phone management, and supplies. Often used as sitters Hospitalist &/or intensivist in house 24/7? In the ICU 24/7? CCU is not a closed unit yet. MICU patients are managed in an intensivist model. Cardiology patients vary but the CCU fellow is available 24/7 RT in ICU 24/7? Yes RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.) Are RNs required to do anything with these besides trouble shoot? Ventilator troubleshooting required, should be capable of intervening in an emergency situation like self extubation or trach dislodgement, Must be able to sucton competently and identify issues requiring escalation. Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors? RNs interpret their own strips. HP monitors in use. Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) Self scheduling. Travelers fill in the open holes and work every other weekend. Attempts to accommodate schedule requests as much as possible while meeting the unit needs.