Travel Nurse (RN) - Intensive Care Unit

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

Previous perm staff must be gone for 2 years before they are eligible to return in a traveler capacity. No exceptions.

Artificial nails are not allowed for any travelers. Failure to adhere could result in being sent home and/or terminated if policy is not followed.

If candidate worked a perm facility in the last 12 months, 1 reference must be from perm facility.

Roles requiring a state licensure only: Cannot have any licensure hits

Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week

Critical Care experience.

Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Critically ill patients with complex needs and actual or potential life threatening conditions, invasive and non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring, Sepsis, Acute MI, Renal patients, Post vascular procedures; strokes, TIA, Seizures. Age population served is pediatrics, adolescent, adult and geriatric.

Impella- preferred- Would be bnice to have someone experienced.

Experience: CRRT and IABP preferred, minimum of one to two years of critical care experience.

Are RNs required to titrate drips: Yes

• Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Levophed, Cardizem, Amiodarone, Heparin, Insulin

Will allow block schedule

Weekend Requirement: Every other- Fri-Sat or Sat-Mon

Holiday Requirement: Rotational- Holiday rotation with core staff.

Is there a call or standby requirement: No

Floating Requirements: Required to float to Stepdown. If not needed in Stepdown, would be required to float to Med-Surg/Telemetry or to care for Stepdown or ICU patients being boarded in the Emergency Department. Floating to Med surg is rare. If floated, they will take a full load of 5-6 patients. Travelers float in rotation, not always the first to float.

Scrub Color/Dress Code: RN/LPN - Navy; C.N.As/Monitor Techs - Dark Grey/Pewter, scrubs must be solid color, no embroidery and/or patterns on scrubs. WVU Medicine or solid color fleece zip- ups may be worn in grey, black, navy or royal blue. Solid undershirts may be worn in white, grey, or black in matching color to the scrub top. Closed toed shoes only. No crocs.

Unit/Department specific orientation: First day general hospital orientation; Full day of Nursing Orientation for RNs/LPNs; Computer training (full day for nurses); Two, 12 hour orientation shifts with a preceptor; Will receive an abbreviated Initial Skills Checklist due 90 days from start date.