Travel Nurse (RN) - Intensive Care Unit

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Additional Details:

Guaranteed Hours 36

No self scheduling- will work with travelers on block scheduling (accommodate as much as possible). Travelers will fill in gaps of first schedule.

Weekend Requirements: Generally every 3rd weekend but may be more based on need- they just ask for flexibility.

Holiday Requirements: Every 3rd holiday- please expect to work one of the winter holidays.

Is there a call or standby requirement?: No requirement. Will only give if they have requested to have their scheduled shift off or if they volunteer to cancel.

Floating Requirements: Will float to PCU and occasionally MedSurg. Will take a full patient assignment when floating MedSurg 1:5-6.

Beds: 10 - private beds ICU and PCU are on the same floor.

Nurse : Patient Ratios: 1:2 sometimes 1:3 if low acuity. Depending on the census they staff for 15-18 patient on the entire floor (ICU, PCU). Will have at least 2 ICU RNs on shift.

Common diagnoses/Types of patients: DKA, COVID, CHF, MVA, CVA, Sepsis, overdose, general medical. Very rarely have Peds on the floor- they do have Peds RNs that will take them. If Peds patient is vented they will use an ICU RN to run the vent.

Experience: 1 year experience as long as they have experience with vents.

Need to have experience with: vents, art lines, PICC lines, ports, chest tubes, drains, wounds, ostomies, OG, NG, PPE, identify arrhythmias, Cardioversions, TEEs, post heart cath patients, defibrillator, pain management.

Are RNs required to titrate drips?: Yes - Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Insulin, levo, cardizem, dopamine, dobutamine, TPA, heparin, Cardizem, amio, lasix, and sedation drips.

Scrub Color/Dress Code: Any solid color scrubs- no designs. Natural color hair.