ICU Registered Nurse
Grafton, WI
PRIDE Health
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Opportunity: Critical Care Registered Nurse (ICU)

Position Details

• Employment Type: Contractor (Travel Nurse)
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: 12-hour night shift (7:00 PM - 7:30 AM)
• Hours per Week: 36
• Patient Ratio: RN 1:2 (acuity based)

Unit and Patient Population

• ICU on 2nd Floor, Level III Trauma Center with 17 ICU beds
• Patient types include:

  • General: COVID, sepsis, alcohol use disorder, IV drug abuse, overdose, suicidal ideation, delirium, gastrointestinal bleeding, stroke with TPA, acute renal failure
  • Surgical: general surgery, open abdomen, orthopedic (total joints), ENT, OB/GYN
  • Cardiac/Vascular: femoral-popliteal bypass, CABG, valve surgeries, post-cardiac catheterization (radial approach), abdominal aortic aneurysm, amputations
• No complex neuro patients post TNK/TPA

Required Qualifications

• License: Valid RN license
• Experience: Minimum 3 years ICU experience required (preference for CRRT experience with NxStage)
• Certifications: BLS and ACLS required; NIHSS preferred
• Skills:

  • Ventilator and tracheostomy management
  • Invasive line management (arterial line, central venous pressure line, Swan-Ganz catheter)
  • Management of drains, tubes, Foley catheters, chest tubes
  • Post-surgical recovery and post-cardiac cath experience
  • Experience with continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVH), balloon pumps, and CRRT (NxStage)
  • Fresh heart experience preferred

Orientation and Support

• 1 day orientation including:

  • Meeting with educator for badge access, computer-based learning, and login setup
  • Meet and greet with nurse manager
  • Remainder of first shift with a preceptor
• Unit support includes:

  • Charge nurse (occasional patient assignment)
  • Unit secretary (7:00 AM - 7:30 PM)
  • 24/7 intensivist coverage
  • ICU-specific pharmacist (day shift)
  • Respiratory therapist 24/7
  • Phlebotomy team for peripheral draws
  • Educator available
  • Bedside telemetry monitoring

Equipment and Systems

• Charting system: EPIC (preferred)
• Medication and supply systems: Alaris infusion pumps, Pyxis medication dispensing

Floating Assignments

• May float to intermediate units (1:3 ratio), medical-surgical units, emergency department boarding (1:4 ratio), and observation units (1:4 ratio)
• Travelers will float first

COVID-19 and PPE

• COVID vaccine required
• N95 masks and PAPRs provided
• Adequate PPE supplied

Scheduling and Other Information

• Weekend rotation every other weekend
• Return to office (RTO) pending manager approval
• No on-call duties
• Scrub color: Any color allowed except camouflage, denim, or hoodies
• Free parking available
• More than two sick calls may lead to contract evaluation and possible termination