Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $1,816 per week

Certification Details BLS ACLS NIHSS Job Details SICU position at Willis-Knighton Bossier Health Center 10 beds 2 years of experience required First-time travelers accepted Permanent address must be 50 miles away from facility Patient types include Respiratory Failure, Stroke, Sepsis, Renal Failure, Diabetes, Neuro, and Surgical patients Patient ratios: RN 1:2 Skills required: Stroke experience, Ventilator management, assist with intubation/extubation, CVL management/placement, foley cath management, tube feedings via NGT or PEG Traveler must pass an EKG competency exam prior to arrival Support on the unit includes charge nurse, IV/VAT team, resource nurse, RT 24/7, hospitalist in-house, OT, PT, ST Charting system: Meditech Expanse, IV pumps: Alaris, medication dispensing: Pyxis Floating to Stepdown, Stroke unit, Medsurg may occur Orientation: 2 days hospital and 1 shift on unit Job Requirements BLS certification required ACLS certification required NIHSS certification required 2 years of experience in SICU or similar specialty Schedule Information Weekend rotation: every other weekend Mandatory 4 days one week and 3 days the next week Possible rotations: 3/2 or 5/2 Time off: up to 7 days, must extend contract for any full week of RTO Only one weekend of RTO can be requested per 13-week contract No call required Holiday expectations: work 2/3 major holidays Unit Specific Information Charge nurse will take patient assignment No phlebotomy on the unit IV/VAT team available for PICC/midline placement Resource nurse available Additional Details Scrub color: Pewter Free parking in designated areas Traveler-friendly culture on the unit Professionalism is mandatory: no cell phone usage in patient care areas, no earbuds, no eating at desk