Travel RN - ICU

Travel RN - ICUAmerican TravelerTyler, Texas, United StatesPosition ID: P-729547Position status: OpenAssignment type: travelShift: NightsLength (weeks): 13Openings: 1$1,729.43/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)DescriptionAmerican Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN with travel experience for a 13-week night shift assignment requiring a TX or compact RN license.DetailsMedical-Surgical ICU unit within a hospital setting3x12-hour night shifts with block scheduling, 19:00-7:00Patient ratio of 1:2 to 1:3Uses Epic charting systemRequirementsActive TX or compact RN license required (State or Compact license must be in hand at time of consideration)Current certifications: BLS and ACLS required; NIHSS and PALS preferredMinimum 2 years of RN experience preferredPrior travel nursing experience requiredEpic charting experience preferredPrevious charge nurse experience preferredExperience in teaching hospital, community hospital, LTAC, Trauma Level I, or Trauma Level II settings preferredSkilled in IV therapy, arterial line management, central and PICC line care, blood product administration, and starting/maintaining IVsRespiratory skills including ventilator management, BiPAP/CPAP, ABG interpretation, and suctioning (ETT, NT)Experience managing patients with acute/chronic renal failure and CVVHD/CRRTProficient in titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips and administering continuous IV sedationCardiac monitoring skills including dysrhythmia interpretation and managementExperience with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure and IV insulin protocolsInfection prevention and isolation precaution/PPE knowledge requiredAdditional InformationCare for critically ill medical-surgical ICU patients requiring close monitoring and multidisciplinary interventionCandidates residing in Henderson, Anderson, Cherokee, Rusk, Panola, Smith, Gregg, Van Zandt, Wood, Upshur, Camp, Hopkins, Franklin, Titus, or Morris counties will not be acceptedLocals residing within 50 miles of the facility are not acceptedFormer staff must wait at least 1 year before returning as a travelerNo travel pairs or groups acceptedAll RTO must be listed at time of consideration, with no more than 3 days auto-approved and none during the first week of orientationCore onboarding items and labs must be completed within 48 hours of contract signingOrientation includes onsite completion of required training modulesHours per week: 36Hours per shift: 12