MICU RN
Alexandria, LA
Travel Nurses, Inc.
3x12 hrs

RN ICU

Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Unit: Medical ICU Employment Type: Travel Contract Length: 13 weeks Hours per Week: 36

Unit Details

• Beds: 26
• Patient Ratio: 2:1
• Staffing: RNs provide total care, supported by a unit secretary and COVID runner.
• Schedule: Twelve-hour shifts from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., every other weekend, plus holiday requirements.
• Floating: Nurses may float to other Medical-Surgical units in the hospital as needed, with priority pulls to Intensive Care Units.
• Equipment: Ventilators, Alaris IV pumps, balloon pumps, ventriculostomy drains, glucometers, mobile phones and technology used by all staff, and PPE including masks, face shields, goggles, PAPRs, and hoods for COVID-19 patients.
• Procedures on Unit: Intubations, cardioversions, ventriculostomy drain placement and management, IABP management, continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), and proning of patients.
• Patient Experience Expectations: Hourly rounding, bedside hand-off reporting, completion of "My Care Board" during hand-off, and use of AIDET with a focus on compassionate, connected care.
• Dress Code: Ceil blue scrubs; a white or ceil blue scrub jacket is optional. Green surgery scrubs are provided upon arrival to the unit when working with COVID patients.

Hospital Credentials

• Pathways to Excellence certified
• Working toward Magnet status
• Certified Stroke Center
• Certified Chest Pain Center
• Level II Trauma Center
• Unit of Distinction award winner (top 10% and 5%)
• Ranked overall #2 ICU in the system in 2019
• Quality measures are highly maintained

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Louisiana
• Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) experience of at least 1 year, with experience within the last year
• ACLS certification
• BLS certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience with ventilator management

Additional Highlights

• Many staff members are nationally certified, including managers.
• Several highly tenured nursing staff.
• Self-scheduling within certain guidelines.
• This unit cares for ICU COVID-19 patients.