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Stephens Memorial

Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,387 per week

Stephens Memorial, Norway, Maine, us, 04268


Certification Details

Certifications Required: BLS, ACLSCertifications Preferred: PALSJob Details

Specialty: RNEmployment Type: TravelStart date of 11/18/24 for 12 weeksFacility Name: Stephens Memorial HospitalTotal # of Facility Beds: 25Unit Name: Special Care Unit (SCU)Unit Specialty: Intermediate Care/Critical CareTotal # of Unit Beds/Suites/Deliveries: 4 bedsTeaching Facility: YesTeaching Hospital Experience Required: NoTrauma Level: Community Hospital Emergency DepartmentPrior Travel Experience Required: NoMinimum # Years Clinical Experience Required: 2 yearsMinimum # Years Clinical Experience in Specialty Required: one yearNurse Patient Ratio by shift: two patients per nurse in SCUAncillary Assistance: YesNurse Staff per shift: two nursesUnit clerk/Secretary: YesOther Staff per shift: one or two nurses depending on census and patient acuityAdvanced Practice on the unit: no# Days of Orientation: 2 or 3 daysSpecialty Testing for Unit/Facility: Fit testing/flu/Covid vaccinesPatient Care Modality: team and primary nursingJob Requirements

Certifications Required: BLS, ACLSCertifications Preferred: PALSMinimum # Years Clinical Experience Required: 2 yearsMinimum # Years Clinical Experience in Specialty Required: one yearSchedule Information

Shift Hours: 7p to 7:30amRotation Schedule: no rotation to daysSelf-Scheduling: noWeekend Requirements: every otherCall Requirements: noneHoliday Requirements: every otherUnit Specific Information

Unit Name: Special Care Unit (SCU)Unit Specialty: Intermediate Care/Critical CareTotal # of Unit Beds/Suites/Deliveries: 4 bedsNurse Patient Ratio by shift: two patients per nurse in SCUDocumentation System: EpicMedication System: Epic and PyxisFloating Required: NoTo what units/facilities: Med-Surg most likelyDescribe the rotation: when census on SCU is low; nurse to patient ratio would be higher than in SCUCharge required: NoPatient Population (Diagnoses): Intermediate/Critical Care patients and Med-Surg overflow patients; respiratory, cardiac, sepsis, Covid, Diabetic patients most commonAge Range: adult/geriatric and occasionally pediatric patientsSpecial Equipment: IV drips, IV pumps, ventilators, cardiac monitors, blood transfusionsRespiratory available 24/7 for support: NoAnesthesia available 24/7 for support: On callWho manages ventilators: Respiratory TherapyUnit Specific Procedures and Protocols: All of the above except discontinuing sheaths