Travel RN - ICU

American Traveler is hiring an ICU RN for a night shift assignment requiring 1 year of critical care experience and a GA or compact RN license.

Job Details

• Surgical Intensive Care Unit within a hospital setting,
• 12-bed split ICU across two floors, with higher acuity patients on the 2nd floor and lower acuity patients on the 1st floor,
• Patient ratios of 1:2 on the higher acuity floor (3 RNs) and 1:3 on the lower acuity floor (2 RNs plus 1 PCT),
• Cares for critically ill medical/surgical patients including sepsis, cardiac arrest, cardiovascular disease, respiratory failure, substance overdose/withdrawal, post-op surgical care, GI bleeding, end-of-life/comfort care, and COVID-19 complications,
• Night shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts from 19:00 to 07:00,
• Every other weekend required,
• No on-call requirements,
• Floating required within the facility and scope of practice as needed,
• Epic charting system used,

Job Requirements

• Active RN license (GA or Compact) required,
• Minimum 1 year of ICU experience required,
• Experience with 1:2-3 patient ratios required,
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS,
• Preferred certifications: CCRN, NIHSS,
• Epic charting experience required,
• Previous charge nurse experience preferred,
• Teaching hospital, community hospital, and Trauma Level I/II experience preferred,
• Skills required include IV therapy, central line care/management, PICC line management, starting and maintaining IVs, BiPAP/CPAP management, care of ventilated patients, high flow nasal cannula, ABG interpretation, ETT/NT suctioning, ventilator management, emergency medication administration, infection prevention, isolation precautions/PPE, cardiac monitoring, and dysrhythmia interpretation/management,
• Preferred skills include arterial line management, chest tube insertion/removal assistance, and GI surgery care experience,
• Experience managing multisystem organ dysfunction/failure patients required,

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to a high-acuity ICU patient population,
• Manage patients with complex medical and surgical conditions requiring advanced monitoring and intervention,
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply,
• Maximum of 7 days RTO per contract, which must be finalized at time of submission,
• No RTO requests permitted during orientation week or after offer/onsite,
• Holiday coverage required based on number of major holidays falling within the assignment period (Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving/Black Friday, Christmas Eve/Day, and New Year's Eve/Day),
• If one or two major holidays fall during the assignment, no holiday RTO may be requested,
• If three major holidays fall during the assignment, one holiday RTO request may be considered,
• Local candidates accepted at the same rate,
• Shift and schedule as posted are firm with no alternate shift or schedule requests permitted,
• Previous Piedmont employees (perm, per diem, or FCSS) must be away from all Piedmont facilities for one full year before applying as a traveler,
• Travelers previously cancelled or not-returned by the facility must complete one successful assignment outside of Piedmont before reapplying