Travel RN - ICU

Travel RN - ICU

American Traveler

Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

$2,135.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a night shift position requiring 2 years of ICU experience and NC or compact RN licensure.

Details

• Work in the ICU of a short-term acute care, Level III trauma center and teaching hospital
• Patient ratios of 1:2-3
• Night shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts (19:00-7:00)
• Every other weekend required
• Floating required within scope to like units or affiliated campuses based on staffing needs
• No on-call requirements
• Uses Epic EMR

Requirements

• Active NC or compact RN license required (pending license not accepted)
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum of 2 years of ICU experience required
• Epic EMR experience required
• Must pass Advanced EKG exam prior to start, no exceptions
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Trauma Level II experience preferred
• Prior travel experience required
• Skills required include IV therapy, arterial line management, blood product administration, central line care/management, PICC line management, and starting/maintaining IVs
• Experience with chronic/acute renal failure, emergency medications, continuous IV paralytics/sedation, titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips, interpretation and management of dysrhythmias, obtaining 12-lead EKG/ECG, and IV insulin protocols
• Experience managing patients with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure and caring for ventilated patients required
• Assisting with chest tube insertion/removal and BiPAP/CPAP management required
• SSN and date of birth required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to ICU patients, including cardiac, respiratory, renal, neurological, and GI cases
• Royal blue and white scrub color required
• Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the main campus to be eligible for consideration
• Former employees must be separated from the facility for at least one year before returning as a traveler
• Maximum of 4 days RTO permitted per assignment
• Only one major holiday RTO request permitted
• Night shift travelers may extend contracts up to two times (three contracts total) before a required six-month break
• Pre-start modules required, estimated 4-10 hours to complete
• First-time travelers are generally not accepted, exceptions considered at manager's discretion based on experience

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12