Registered Nurse ICU

Job Title: Registered Nurse Job Specialty: Staff Float Pool ICU Job Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 7:00 pm, 12-hour Nights, 36/48 hours per week Guaranteed Hours: 36/48 hours per week Experience: Accepting first-time travelers with at least 2 years of experience and Cerner or EPIC experience. Traditional travelers require at least 2 years of experience with Cerner or EPIC. License: Registered Nurse License Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS Must-Have: - Ventilation care- Hemodynamic monitoring- Medication titration- Experience with various patient types across ICU units Job Description: - Work across different ICU units including General Cardiac, CVICU, MICU, Neuro ICU, and Surgical ICU. - General Cardiac ICU: - Care for patients with STEMI, post-heart catheterization, respiratory failure, post-cardiac arrest, post-stroke, renal failure, hypertensive emergencies, and sepsis. - Required skills: Vent care, hemodynamic monitoring, medication titrations, arterial line, IABP, Impella, EKOS, CRRT, chest tube care, Swan Ganz catheter, FloTrac monitoring, titratable drip management, hypothermia protocol.- CVICU: - Care for post-op CABG, valve surgeries, thoracotomies, ECMO patients, post-heart cath, and post-op vascular surgery. - Required skills: Swan Ganz catheters, arterial lines, hemodynamic monitoring, chest tubes, CRRT, medication titration, IABP, Impella, EKOS, vent management, Tandem Life/Tandem Lung.- MICU: - Manage cases of acute respiratory, renal, and liver failure, DKA, sepsis/septic shock, and some post-surgical care. - Required skills: ART lines, trach care, chest tubes, vasopressor and sedation usage, central lines.- Neuro ICU: - Provide care for CVA, subarachnoid hemorrhage, subdural hemorrhage, intraparenchymal hemorrhage, and seizures. - Required skills: Trach care/maintenance, art line, vent/ETT management, EVD, ICP monitoring (can train).- Surgical ICU: - Attend to post-surgical, trauma, vascular, and multisystem trauma and neuro-trauma patients. - Required skills: Trach care, art line, chest tube, wound care, drip management (pressors and sedation); CRRT preferred.- Maintain a patient ratio of 1:2.- Work with support roles including CNA (1:10 ratio) and have access to phlebotomy, IV/VAT team, Hospitalist, and ICU monitoring.- Utilize technology such as Cerner EMR, Plum 360 IV pumps, Omnicell medication dispensing, and Spacelabs monitors.- Float to similar units or patient locations including ICU to ICU or between MS-ICU-MS tasks.- Complete a comprehensive orientation program, including classroom and unit training.- Participate in a weekend rotation and meet holiday expectations as outlined in the policy.