Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $1,812 per week

Certification Details BLS ACLS (required for ICU) NIHSS (relevant due to stroke care as part of patient population) Job Details A large system in Nebraska/Iowa are looking for Night ICU RN's. 13 Weeks, Every other Weekend/Holiday. Open Heart Trained. Job Requirements Department: ICU RN Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:2-3 for adults, 1:2-4 for Peds Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Adults and Pediatrics, sepsis, post-stent, pacemaker placement, stroke, vascular cases, renal failure, heart failure, respiratory distress Are RNs required to titrate drips?: Yes Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Any cardiac drip, insulin, sedation Are there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit? Ratios? Duties?: Health Support Tech M-F 0800-1630 RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.) Are RNs required to do anything with these besides trouble shoot?: Nasal cannula to vent Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors?: RNs required to read and interpret How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation?: 3 shifts Schedule Information Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?): 0630-1830, 1830-0630 // Self scheduling for core staff, travelers added in. Unable to guarantee block scheduling Weekend Requirements: Every other Holiday Requirements: Rotating based on weekend group Floating Requirements: Typically to PCU, possibly to MedSurg Unit Specific Information of Beds: 33 beds, average daily census is 16 Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors?: RNs required to read and interpret Additional Details Radius Rule: 50 miles AND candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity. RTO needed upfront (7 or less days per 13 week contract). Additional RTO will not be approved, including after submissions.