Temp/Travel -Registered Nurse (RN) ICU (Nights)

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a CVICU night shift position requiring an active OR RN license and at least one year of recent ICU experience.

Job Details

• Night shift, 3x12 hours (19:00-07:00), 13-week assignment,
• CVICU unit with 1:2 patient ratios,
• Must be open to working any and all days, including weekends,
• Required to float between CVICU and NTICU, as well as Telemetry, Acute Care (neurology, surgical, ortho/med), Observation, and ED boarding units,
• Occasional floating to University District facility possible,
• No on-call requirements,
• Uses Epic charting system,
• Level II Trauma Center, nonprofit short-term acute care facility with 385 staffed beds,
• Free parking available,
• Scrubs of any color accepted,

Job Requirements

• Active OR RN license required,
• Minimum 2 years RN experience with at least 1 year recent ICU experience (CCU, CICU, or CVICU),
• CVICU experience required in work history,
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, CSU-ALS,
• Preferred certifications: NIHSS, TNCC, TCAR or TNCC required after 1-year mark of assignment,
• 1 year of Epic EMR experience required,
• 2-3 prior completed travel assignments preferred,
• Skills required: interpretation and management of dysrhythmias, multi-system organ failure management, IV insulin protocols, arterial line management, blood product administration, central line and PICC line care, IV initiation and maintenance, continuous IV sedation, emergency medication administration, cardiac and vasoactive drip titration, BiPAP/CPAP management, ventilator management, high flow nasal cannula use, ABG interpretation, ETT/NT suctioning, infection prevention and isolation precautions, phlebotomy, and surgical wound/drain or wound vac care,
• No more than one DUI in candidate history,

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to patients with conditions including open heart surgery, MI, post cardiac arrest, post-surgical care (Whipple, liver resection, amputations, cardiac surgery), respiratory distress, DKA, sepsis, GI bleed, overdose, and trauma,
• Assist with specialized procedures including chest tube insertion, central line and PICC placement, bedside tracheostomy, IO insertion, cardiac cooling catheter and pad management, and femoral catheter removal,
• Serve as backup for Hospital Cardiac Arrest Team, Rapid Response Team, and Massive Transfusion Team,
• Orientation includes a 4-hour float orientation,
• Local candidates are not accepted; must reside outside a 60-mile radius of the facility,
• Previous PeaceHealth employees must have separated from the health system for at least 1 year before returning as a traveler,
• Limited RTO approved; no more than 1 guaranteed work week of PTO, with manager requiring 13 working weeks and allowing RTO for one holiday,
• Pending license candidates accepted, though start date may be delayed up to 8 weeks while licensure is processed