Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit

Total Med RN is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU
- Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Lumberton, North Carolina.

• Specialty:
  ICU
  - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline:
  RN
• Duration:
  13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift:
  12 hours, nights
• Employment Type:
  
  Travel

UNIT: ICU
SIMPLI FI CLINICAL TEAM & Manager Interview/Approval

Traveler Feedback - UNC SOUTHEASTERN Hospital in Lumberton, NC. The staff here have welcomed me with open arms and treat me as one of their own. I am so happy to be here and any opportunity to extend will definitely be taken.

Traveler Feedback: UNC Southwestern in Lumberton, NC. My experience has been very positive. The people have been nice and very helpful. The facility is a nice facility and parking is easy. Orientation was very organized and efficient.

Experience:

3 years of recent experience in Critical Care required. Permanent staff must wait 2 years before returning as a traveler
Travelers cannot live within a 75-mile radius of the facility

Will accept a first-time traveler? Yes

Required

Certifications:

BLS, ACLS, PALS, CPI or MOAB – must have prior to start, CCRN (preferred)

Patient Types:
Respiratory Failure, GI Bleeds, DKA, Sepsis, CVA’s/TIA, Post-Arrest, ETOH, IVDA. Complicated Post-operative Patients
There is a pediatrics unit, but not a PICU – on rare occasions a pediatric patient may be admitted to this unit (PALS required) until they are able to stabilize/transfer or ship out. Typically, this is an older child, but the unit can take 1-year old and up – staff is very supportive in this situation

Skills required:

Must have general ICU experience. Invasive line management (CVP, A-lines) - may have to assist with beside central line insertions
Insulin Drips, Critical care drips. Cardiac Rhythm Interpretation, BiPap and Vent Management, Vapotherm. Experience with drains, chest tubes

Skills preferred:
Balloon Pumps (not typically given to travelers), Temporary Pacemaker (preferred, usually given to staff). CRRT – not provided at this facility at this time

Patient Ratios: 1:2-3 (acuity dependent)

Floating: CVICU - assignments excluded fresh (24 hours) post open-heart surgery. Will be expected to take ICU overflow. PCCU (Cardiac Stepdown) – floated based off census. ED Holding – task RN – ICU overflow/holding

Charting System/Equipment:
EPIC – (strongly preferred)
BD Alaris IV Pumps
Omnicell (medication dispensing)
Monitors:
Spacelabs

Scheduling:
Weekend rotation: every other
Required call? No
Holiday Expectations: holiday rotation required
Approval of time off: up to 5 days – otherwise, must request manager approval

Scrub Color:
Ceil Blue and/or White

Free Parking

Total Med is a Top Ten, travel nursing and healthcare staffing agency with the mission of igniting purpose in healthcare. The organization staffs nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and other clinicians of all specialties in all 50 states. They offer local and travel jobs and match caregivers with the right organization to assist both facilities and patients. As an organization, they focus on putting highly-skilled staff into facilities to ensure adequate staffing for a better patient experience.

Total Med specializes in recruiting and placing healthcare professionals in travel, PRN, and permanent positions across the country in Nursing and Allied Health. Throughout 2020, the organization filled roles at even the most short-staffed facilities during the most challenging time in healthcare. By matching the right travel healthcare professional with the right organization, Total Med continues to offer a lifeline to facilities and their patients.

• Weekly pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Sick pay
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Referral bonus
• Employee assistance programs
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Benefits start day 1