Critical Care Float ICU RN
Fishers, IN
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

ICU Registered Nurse: Critical Care Float

Overview

• Location: Fishers, Indiana
• Employment type: Travel/Contract, 12 weeks
• Schedule: Nights, 3x12-hour shifts (19:00-7:30), 36 hours per week. Block scheduling is an option.
• Parking: Free
• Scrub colors: Red top, black bottoms
• Type of facility: Short-term acute care
• Total staffed beds: 194, 210, 153, and 174 (across campus buildings)

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Indiana
• Critical Care Float (1.5 years of experience)
• Critical Care Float experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Arctic Sun experience
• Balloon Pump experience

Assignment and Float Scope

• Role: Resource traveler, float required
• Float units: ICU, PCU, MS, and the ED (helping hands), based on department needs. Travelers should be aware they may be asked to float across ICU, MS, and PCU.
• Patient populations and conditions: ARDS, COPD, STEMI, NSTEMI, DKA, AKI, UTI, and acute shock
• Skills and procedures: Ventilator, Artic Sun, and balloon pump (rare, fewer than 3 in the last year). Also cath lab, TR bands, sheath pulls, EEG, cardioversion, and stress tests.
• Ratios: Must be able to take higher patient ratios.

Onboarding Requirements

• Background check: Completed within 90 days of start, with a 7-year history
• Drug screen: Negative 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start (instant tests not accepted)
• Physical exam: Within 12 months of start
• TB screening: Negative TB test within 1 year of start, plus a TB questionnaire updated annually
• Immunizations:

  • Rubeola, mumps, rubella, and varicella: positive titer or 2 documented vaccines. Declinations are not accepted.
  • Hepatitis B: vaccine series, titer, or signed declination
  • Flu: proof of vaccination or a medical or religious exemption. Declinations are not accepted.
  • Tdap: preferred, not required
• Fit test: Within 12 months of start, using an approved N95 respirator
• Competencies: Medication/pharmacology competency exam and unit competency exam
• Skills checklist: Completed within 12 months of start and annually thereafter
• References: Minimum of 2 from recent employment, verified within 2 years of start. Reference contacts must hold a charge, manager, supervisor, or higher title (a team lead is acceptable for allied travelers).
• Other: Current employment application with work history (gaps of 30 days or more must be explained), valid driver's license or passport, education verification, color vision test (minimum score of 100% for online testing), and HIPAA acknowledgment