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Albany Medical Center

Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,370 per week

Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York, us, 12237


Certification Details

BLS - Basic Life SupportACLS - Advanced Cardiovascular Life SupportState Licensure - Specific to New YorkJob Details

The Surgical and Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (SICU and Neuro ICU) has a combined total of 30 intensive care beds designed to provide specialized care to the critically ill adult (14 and older) patient.The focus of care includes patients with life-threatening conditions related to major elective and emergency surgical procedures, multi-trauma, traumatic brain injury, spinal injury, stroke, seizure, sepsis/multi-organ system failure, hemodynamic instability and failure to wean.Nursing will support on-unit procedures including placement of arterial lines, central lines, external ventricular drains and ICP monitors, SEPS drains, bedside bronchoscopy, abdominal washouts, tracheostomy, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement, lumbar punctures, chest tubes, pigtail drains and others.Job Requirements

Recent Trauma Level One Experience required.1.5 years of 600+ bed academic hospital experience or 2 years of total (traveling + perm) experience required.MUST Have competency with EVDs, bolts, ICP management along with experience with trauma and complex surgical patients.MUST have recent experience in an intensive care setting.Schedule Information

Competency test required within 48 hours of submission.Unit Specific Information

The Unit has a usual 50/50 split of patient population between the neuro and surgical patient population.Unit Procedures: Placement of arterial lines, central lines, external ventricular drains and ICP monitors, SEPS drains, and more.Additional Details

Reason for opening: Special, internal vacancy, or leave coverage.Number of beds in the provided facility.Years of experience required.Willing to review clinicians with pending state license.What is the work schedule for this position? (days needed, hours or shift)EMR for your facility.Scrub colors/dress code.Parking location.