Travel Nurse (RN) - Intensive Care Unit

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Additional Details:

An interview may not be available prior to offer.

Guaranteed Hours: 36

Common diagnoses/Types of patients: COVID- manual proning, Low level neuro, EVD, DKA, sepsis, PN, ARF, CRRT, rhabdo, post MI,, Detox, chest tubes, art line, SWAN( would like 3-4 on skills list for EVD, chest tubes, art line, swan). Surgical (quite a bit post surgical), Impella, TAVR, cardiac surgical, VAD devices( some), STEMI, PCI, CEA, CRRT, IABP, art line, swan, EVD. Travelers will take fresh open heart patients if they have that experience and can check of skills. Nurses should be able to interpret ABGs.

Experience or 'Must have' skills: Must have IABP and Prismaflex CRRT experience. Must have good EKG reading skills. Weaning/troubleshooting vents. Travelers will be working all areas so they need to have experience.

RNs are required to titrate drips. Common titratable &/or set rate drips: All critical care drips such as but not limited to: Pressors-levo, paralytics, sedation- propofol, anti arrhythmics, dopa, heparin, argatroban.

Shifts & Scheduling: 7-7, Schedules made 4 weeks in advance. Some self scheduling but it is not finalized until the manager reviews and balances. First schedule will be filling in holes. Can ask for trades with other staff. Typically don't allow block scheduling.

Weekend Requirements: 4 weekend shifts per pay period- weekend nights are Friday Saturday and day weekends are Saturday Sunday, this could mean a variation of these examples, every Sat, Sun, Mon for nights or Sun, Mon, Tues for days.

Holiday Requirements : Winter holidays- 1 holiday and an eve of another holiday. Some holidays will be required but will not work all holidays.

Call or standby requirement: If low census, traveler could be placed on call. Maybe 1 time in 6 weeks. No scheduled call, would only be low census.

Floating Requirements: Will be worked in the float rotation with core staff . Can float to East and work PCU. Possibility float to med/surg tele.

Scrub Color/Dress Code: Any color professional scrub. No camo scrubs. Will be going to Navy in October.

Unit/Department specific orientation: 8 hours of general hospital orientation. 1-12 hour shift on the unit with a preceptor. 2nd 12 hour shift will have a buddy they can go to for questions. Unless special skills needing orientation. Ex and open heart surgery RN or CRRT, etc and needs that checkoff.