MICU Registered Nurse
Battle Creek, MI
TalentBurst, Inc
3x12 hrs, Days

RN MICU
Battle Creek MI
Day (3x12 Hours) 7:00 19:30

HOLIDAYS ARE REQUIRED No RTO in first two weeks of assignment.

All RTO must be presented prior to offer, if RTO received after offer, must be discussed with manager on site.

Pending MI license OK. Need concrete ETA at submission and proof of application
BLS (AHA), ACLS (AHA), NIH

1 Year recent ICU experience
1st timer ok!
Patient Ratios 1:1-4
Our ICU is PCU and ICU patients mix.
PCU and Gen med/Transfer status can be in a 4:1 group based on acuity
PCU can also be in a 4-3:1 based on acuity
ICU and PCU can be in a mix of 3:1 based on acuity
Vent Patients are in a 2:1
Cooling/CRRT/ or High Acuity will be in a 1:1 group.

Weekend Requirement: Will work every other weekend
***Float Requirement: Will float to other ICU and Med Surg units - floating to med-surg as needed as census in the ICU flexes.
The agency RN's will float in rotation with the Bronson MICU RN's to med-surg units.
Typical nurse to patient ratio's are approx. 1:5-7 pts per RN on the med-surg areas.***

Patient Diagnoses:
COPD, Encephalopathy, Drug Overdose, DKA, AKI, Respiratory Failure, Cardiac Arrest, HF,A-fib

Special Procedures/Unit Details:
CRRT,HD,A-Line placement, CVC Placement ,Trach placement, Chest tube placement

Special Equipment:
Cooling Machine, Bair Huggers, Massive transfusions, CRRT

Required Skills:

Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response:
-Interpretation/management of dysrhythmias, multi system organ failure

Endocrine/Metabolic:
-IV insulin protocols

Gastrointestinal:
-GI surgery

Genitourinary/Renal:
-Chronic/Acute Renal failure, CVVHD/CRRT

IV therapy:
-Arterial line management, Blood Product Administration, Central line care/management, PICC line management, Starting IVs

MEDICATIONS:
-Continuous IV sedation, Emergency Medications, Procedural Sedation Administration, Titrate Cardiac drips, Titrate Vasoactive drips

Neurological:
-CVA/Acute Stroke management

Respiratory/Thoracic:
- Assist with management of BiPAP, Assist with management of CPAP, Care of Ventilated Patient, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Interpretation of ABGs, Suctioning (ETT, NT), Ventilator Management

Our unit has an average of 3 vents a day.

Our ICU Dr will keep a patient ICU if they feel they do not want to hand off the patient, even though their Acuity level is low. In those cases we will put an ICU pat with a group of 3 or 4 if the patient is stable.

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