RN - ICU

ICU Registered Nurse

Profession: Registered Nurse

Specialty: Intensive Care Unit

Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: Night

Hours per Shift: 12 hours

Experience: 1 year in ICU required

License: Required

Certifications:

ACLSBLS (AHA only, no Heart Code)
CHEMO Certification

Must-Have:

Experience in Trauma Level II facility1 year ICU experience required

Description:

ICU RN for an oncology ICU floor that also houses a medical ICU.This is a surgical unit focused on thoracic surgeries, skin flaps, chest tube management, and esophagectomies.

Use of Tablo for dialysis patients.

Provider support includes pharmacy, radiology, rapid response teams, respiratory services, social services, and a unit secretary.

Provider coverage includes Intensivist, NP, CRNA, Anesthesiologist, and Clientist.

Utilizes Pyxis medication system, EPIC documentation, and SBAR communication.

Black scrubs are required; scrubs are not provided.

First-time travelers are welcome.

ICU ratio of 1:2.12-hour shifts with weekends as needed.

Manager sets the schedule.

Average daily census is 12.There are 21 rooms and 25 beds.

Floating within areas of competency is possible (medical ICU, ratio of 1:4).

Experience in a teaching hospital, community hospital, long-term acute care, or Trauma Level I facility is a plus.

Required skills and experience include:

Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias

Multi-system organ failure

Chronic/acute renal failureCVVHD/CRRTAccessing ports

Blood product administration

Central line care/managementPICC line management

Starting IVs Continuous IV sedation

Emergency medications

Titrate cardiac drips

Titrate vasoactive drips

Chemotherapy administration

Assist with chest tube insertion/removal

Care of ventilated patients

High flow nasal cannula

Interpretation of arterial blood gases

Suctioning (endotracheal tube, nasotracheal)
Ventilator management

Infection prevention

Isolation precautions/use of personal protective equipment

Phlebotomy

Surgical wounds with drains/wound vac

Preferred skills and experience include:

Neuro intensive care unit Surgical intensive care unit

Flo Trac/Vigileo monitoring

Obtaining 12 lead EKGsCoronary artery bypass graftECMOIntra-aortic balloon pump

Impella

Pulmonary artery line/Swan Ganz monitoring

Ventricular assist devicesIV insulin protocols

Arterial line management

Continuous IV paralytics/neuromuscular blockage

Procedural sedation administrationCVA/acute stroke management

External ventricular drains

Hypothermia protocol

Intracranial pressure monitoring

Lumbar drains

Assist with management of BiPAP and CPAP