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St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center

Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $1,411 per week

St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85003


Certification Details

ACLS, BLS, NIHSS requiredRNs required to read and interpret their own stripsJob Details

LEVEL I TRAUMA EXPERIENCE REQUIREDSIMs Lab: All RNs will be expected to complete SIMs Lab for Foley catheter insertion & central line dressing changes, with the exception of NyICU & ED. NyICU only has to do Foley catheter insertion. ED does Foley catheter insertion but does port-a-cath insertion instead of central line dressing change.SIMs lab is pass/fail & nurses have been termed during SIMs Lab for breaking sterile field.Those travelers that understand sterile field typically pass SIMs Lab skills.The hospital expects that every nurse is competent in these areas, especially maintaining sterile field, as these are nursing skills that are performed frequently.In addition to SIMs Lab, they will also go through lifts, restraints, & wound care, but these are just educational based since the equipment & policies can be different facility to facility.Job Requirements

2 years ICU experience required.Must have experience in 600+ bed teaching facility.Schedule Information

12 hour shifts 7-73 weekend shifts every 4 weeksWork in with core staff rotationICU Travelers will be required to float amongst all ICU areas, as well as any MedSurg/Tele units.Unit Specific Information

Unit MICU: 40 beds, 1:1-2 nurse-patient ratio, Sepsis, GI Bleed, DKA, etc.Unit SICU: 40 beds, recover vented patients from OR, transplants, severe surgeries, etc.Unit TICU: 40 beds, all trauma patients, MVAs, GSW, etc.Bedside Procedures: Bronchs, Trachs, Hemodialysis Cath placements.Additional Details

Medical Solutions Pre-Screens, if clinical recommends AUTO OFFERTravelers must understand that they will be floated & will not have an opportunity to refuse, stating that they "don't do" or "won't do" in regards to floating.