Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Postdam, NY
ND Global Consulting Services
4x12 hrs, Nights

Shift: Nights 1845-0715
Hours: 36 or 48 per week
RTO: 7 days max
Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
Float Requirement: Yes (may be floated to sister units: West 2, West 3, Observation Unit)

Unit Details:
This is a mixed acuity unit caring for PCU, Med-Surg Telemetry, and general Med-Surg patients. Patients include surgical pre/post-op, ENT, trauma, ortho, and overflow medical diagnoses. Rare pediatric patients may be present; travelers will only be assigned if experienced.

Patient Ratios:

• Days & Weekends: 1:3–5
• Nights: 1:3–6

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 1 year of recent nursing experience
• First-time travelers accepted
• PCU/IMC experience within the last 3 years is required
• Scrubs: Any solid color

Skills & Experience Required:

• MS/Tele, Telemetry, PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown
• Interpretation & management of dysrhythmias
• Post-MI care, IV insulin protocols, titration of insulin drips
• Feeding tube care, continuous bladder irrigation, renal failure care
• Central line care/management, peripheral line care, PICC line management
• Blood product administration, phlebotomy, starting IVs
• Heparin & cardiac drips (management & titration), PCA, thrombolytic agents
• CVA, seizure disorders, substance withdrawal
• Ortho trauma, peripheral nerve block catheters, total joint replacements, traction, mastectomy
• Chest tubes (Emerson/Pleur-evac), CPAP/BIPAP, HFNC, oxygen therapy, non-invasive airway management, tracheostomy care
• Isolation precautions, wound care/wound vac
• Interpretation of ABGs

Certifications Required:

• ACLS, BLS, NIHSS

Preferred Certifications / Skills:

• PALS
• TCAR

Additional Notes:

• Travelers must be flexible to float to sister units
• Mixed-acuity unit; ratios adjusted by patient acuity