12 Surgical Intensive Care Unit Jobs
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Benefits
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Additional Information
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:
References: At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job you're applying to.
Resume: Each employment history entry must include all the following: detailed duties, hospital size, unit size, trauma level (if applicable), patient ratio, teaching facility.
Required Skills/Experience:
- Must have experience with patient populations and high acuity
Preferred Skills/Experience:
- CRRT, IABP, Impella, and ECMO experience desired/helpful.
Special Requests:
- Must take full 6 months off from any Sanford Health or Good Samaritan Society location as well.
- Must disclose previous employment on your resume or elsewhere within the submission for a DNU check.
- Must disclose any previous Marshfield employment; if previously employed by Marshfield, employment must have ended at least 6 months before submission.
- Any employment gaps greater than 30 days must be explained.
Unit Details:
- Nurse-patient ratios: 1:2; 1:1 for higher acuity patients (e.g., CRRT, immediate post-op hearts, MTP, OPO); 1:3 for med-surg/floor status patients.
- Common patient populations/cases: cardiovascular surgery (CABG, AVR, MVR, AAA), trauma, NSTEMI/STEMI, vascular surgery, neurosurgery, general surgery, ortho surgery, ENT surgery, and other surgical patients needing ICU-level care.
- All nurses care for POD 1 heart patients; immediate postop heart patients are cared for 1:1 by specifically trained nurses.
- RNs titrate drips including epi, norepi, propofol, precedex, vaso, dobutamine, heparin, insulin, dopamine, neo, and milrinone.
- Uses vents, BiPAP, and Vapotherm.
- No tele techs on the unit; RNs monitor their own telemetry patients and read/document their patient rhythm strips. GE monitors.
Shift & Scheduling:
- Day/night rotation; 0700-1930 or 1900-0730.
- Every other weekend (or more if willing/able).
- Every other holiday (or more if willing/able).
- Call/standby only during scheduled shift if low census (per agency allowed hours).
Floating Requirements:
- If not needed in SICU for a scheduled shift, able to staff in MICU. If not needed in either SICU or MICU, able to be a patient observer within the hospital (e.g., suicide direct observation or BiPAP safety).
Travel RN Job Salary & Responsibilities
Your travel RN salary is based on your specialty, experience, and where you secure your assignment. Registered Nurse job descriptions focus on technical knowledge and supervisory skills; attention to detail; and communication with patients, families, and healthcare professionals in critical situations. But, an RN’s responsibilities also require a combination of compassion, patience, and resilience.
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