Required Skills/Experience:
First-time travelers are accepted but must have 2 years of permanent staff RN experience in acute care.
Required skills include stroke experience, ventilator management, assisting with intubation/extubation, CVL management/placement, Foley catheter management, tube feedings via NGT or PEG, IV medication titration, vasoactive drip management, total care of critically ill patients, arterial line management, and EVD drains.
Required Credentials:
Travelers must pass an EKG competency exam as part of compliance before arrival; this includes Med-Surg RNs.
Special Requests:
Travelers who were previously permanent staff with Willis-Knighton must have been separated for 1 year.
RTO must be submitted for approval.
Unit Details:
Patient population includes adult surgical and medical ICU patients, with some cardiac and neurologic patients.
Common diagnoses and cases include STEMI, DKA, respiratory failure, stroke, sepsis, renal failure, craniotomies, spinal surgery, TBI, and surgical cases involving general surgery, total joints, urology, and neuro.
Department support includes phlebotomy for peripheral lab draws, a PICC team during the day, respiratory therapy 24/7, and hospitalist coverage 24/7.
Equipment includes Alaris IV pumps and Pyxis medication dispensing.
Shift & Scheduling:
The 5/2 Yellow schedule includes working every Monday and Tuesday.
Shift times may be 0700-1900 or 1900-0700.
May be asked to work 3/2 or 5/2 rotations, for example: 2 on 2 off, 5 on, 5 off.
Weekend rotation is every other weekend.
No call.
Could work some holidays during the contract.
RTO maximum: 7 days.
Floating Requirements:
Can float to PCU or Med-Surg; PCU ratios are 1:3 and Med-Surg ratios are 1:5.
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.
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