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Travel Nurse RN - CTICU - Cardiothoracic Intensive Care - $2,232 per week
Hiring Now!, Middletown, Connecticut, us, 06457
Certification Details
BLS, ACLS certifications are required.Job Details
# beds: 24 beds.BLS, ACLS certifications are necessary.Ratios: ICU - 1:2 or 1:1 according to acuity. IMCU - Days 1:3, Nights 1:4.Charge Nurse present, but attempts to not take patient assignments.Nurse Aides available: 1 Nurses' Aide per 8 patients.Common diagnoses / Types of patients include CVA TPA, AAA, MI, Hypertension, Overdose, ETOH, Detoxing Precedex, Whipples, GI bleed, ECOS, External temporary pacers, A-fib RVR, Septic shock.Job Requirements
BLS, ACLS certifications required.Must be able to read and interpret monitoring strips.Experience with high acuity patients including homeless, substance abuse, and mental health patients.Ability to titrate all drips as needed.Familiarity with the use of avea vents and experience with patient care requiring Bipap.Schedule Information
EMR knowledge is required. Cerner in use, converting to Epic by Feb 2020.12-hour shifts starting at 7 AM.Weekend requirement: Every other weekend.Holiday duty: Every other holiday.Shifts based around ICU or IMCU with the potential of floating to telemetry or IMCU. Floating could be a 1:5 ratio.Two shifts of floor-specific orientation provided.Unit Specific Information
ICU/IMCU Unit involvement.Scrub Color: Caribbean blue. Black and white shirts may be worn under the uniform, but the top layer must be the uniform color. Pants may be black or Caribbean blue.Tele/Monitor Techs available as all rooms have Phillips IntelliVue; however, Nurses must still be able to read and interpret strips.AVs (avea vents) are based out of ICU, IMCU supports Bipap.Additional Details
Must be a strong team player, flexible, and empathetic.Need strong customer service skills and compassion.Will be dealing with very high acuity homeless, substance abuse, and mental health patients.Expect very difficult patient cases.
BLS, ACLS certifications are required.Job Details
# beds: 24 beds.BLS, ACLS certifications are necessary.Ratios: ICU - 1:2 or 1:1 according to acuity. IMCU - Days 1:3, Nights 1:4.Charge Nurse present, but attempts to not take patient assignments.Nurse Aides available: 1 Nurses' Aide per 8 patients.Common diagnoses / Types of patients include CVA TPA, AAA, MI, Hypertension, Overdose, ETOH, Detoxing Precedex, Whipples, GI bleed, ECOS, External temporary pacers, A-fib RVR, Septic shock.Job Requirements
BLS, ACLS certifications required.Must be able to read and interpret monitoring strips.Experience with high acuity patients including homeless, substance abuse, and mental health patients.Ability to titrate all drips as needed.Familiarity with the use of avea vents and experience with patient care requiring Bipap.Schedule Information
EMR knowledge is required. Cerner in use, converting to Epic by Feb 2020.12-hour shifts starting at 7 AM.Weekend requirement: Every other weekend.Holiday duty: Every other holiday.Shifts based around ICU or IMCU with the potential of floating to telemetry or IMCU. Floating could be a 1:5 ratio.Two shifts of floor-specific orientation provided.Unit Specific Information
ICU/IMCU Unit involvement.Scrub Color: Caribbean blue. Black and white shirts may be worn under the uniform, but the top layer must be the uniform color. Pants may be black or Caribbean blue.Tele/Monitor Techs available as all rooms have Phillips IntelliVue; however, Nurses must still be able to read and interpret strips.AVs (avea vents) are based out of ICU, IMCU supports Bipap.Additional Details
Must be a strong team player, flexible, and empathetic.Need strong customer service skills and compassion.Will be dealing with very high acuity homeless, substance abuse, and mental health patients.Expect very difficult patient cases.