Travel Registered Nurse - ICU - Nights

RN - ICU

• 600 Hospital Drive Monroe, North Carolina 28112
• 174 Beds
• Stroke Center
• No Trauma Designation
• Not a Teaching Hospital
• Not a Chest Pain center
• Radius Rule:
  Travelers' permanent address must be 50 miles outside of home unit

• Beds: 14
• Average census: 14
• Experience:
  
  2+ years ICU experience
• First-time travelers welcome

• Adults only.
• Medical ICU patients:
  Sepsis, DKA, Strokes, CIWA, respiratory/kidney/liver failure, GI bleeds, surgical patients, CHF, COPD,
• No cardiothoracic or high-level neuro surgeries

• 1:2-3 depending on staffing

• BLS, ACLS, NIHSS

• Vented patients, trachs, chest tubes, critical drip maintenance, central line maintenance, art lines, wound care, wound vacs, drains, cardiac rhythm interpretation, PIV starts, NG tube insertion/maintenance, etc.
• EPIC experience required

• 1 CNA, covers HUC duties for nights
• Cameras in rooms for remote triage RN, can transfer to remote doc on Nights
• HUC during the day
• Charge nurse, can take patients if needed, but not usually. Charge RN will be a part of the Rapid Response/Code Team
• Phlebotomy 24/7, but ICU draws own labs
• PICC Team during the day
• Anesthesia available at night for central line placements
• RT 24/7
• Hospitalist 24/7
• Intensivist 24/7 here during the day, Virtual Critical Care Doc for Nights
• Bedside monitors, central monitors at nurses station

• EMR: EPIC - required
• IV Pump:
  Alaris
• Med dispensing:
  Omnicell
• Monitors:
  Phillips

• Yes, could float to other areas to care for ICU or PCU patients. Typically, do not have to float to Med Surg, but within the realm of possibility.
• Will be in rotation with staff

• NEO
• 2 shifts in unit to orient to shift hired into

• Weekend rotation: 6 weekend shifts in a 6-week schedule, can be Friday, Saturday, or Sunday
• On call:
  No
• Holiday Expectations: 50% of holidays in contract
• Approval of RTO: ok to approve up to 7 days
• Shift times: ,
• Schedule cycle: 6-week schedules
• Can put in schedule requests, but supervisor will balance schedule to unit needs
• Block scheduling cannot necessarily be guaranteed
• Manager open to picking up shifts

• Scrub Color:
  Navy Blue
• Parking:
  Free

Active state license in good standing; minimum 1 year of recent experience in the specialty; BLS, ACLS required for clinical roles; references upon request