Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Weirton, WV
Malone Healthcare - Nursing
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Internal Job Description

50 mile radius rule - ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST INCLUDE A COPY OF CANDIDATE'S UNEXPIRED DRIVER'S LICENSE LICENSING HITS MUST BE DISCLOSED AT TIME OF SUBMISSION - # of Beds: 10 - Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:2-3 - Required Certifications (i.e., BLS, ACLS?): BLS, ACLS, NIHSS - Common diagnoses/Types of patients Resp distress, post arrest, acute MI, balloon pumps, vents, anyone needing vasopressor support, not ICP monitoring - Experience or 'Must have' skills: "Must have 3 years of ICU experience - Must have balloon pump experience - Must be comfortable with Vent management and drip titration" - Are RNs required to titrate drips?: Yes - Common titratable &/or set rate drips: vasopressors, levo, neo, epi, nitro, heparin, angio, and more - Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? Charge nurse, does take a full patient assignment - Are there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit? Ratios? Duties?: Yes, not in house 24/7, typically schedule from midnight- 7 PM. - Hospitalist &/or Intensivist in house 24/7? In the ICU 24/7?: No, on-call at night, noturnist available for entire hospital at night - RT available 24/7?: Yes, Assigned to multiple units - RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.): Are RNs required to do anything with these besides trouble shoot? RT will administer breathing tx and manage all resp equipment (Vents, trachs, bipap, cpap, airvo); nurses are expected to be able to troubleshoot equipment appropriate - Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors?: None, Nurses must read and interpret tele - Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?): "RN 7-7, 6:45- 7:15 for days - 4 week schedule that staff are allowed to make an ideal schedule, nothing finalized until the schedule as been" - Weekend Requirements: EOW - Holiday Requirements: May be asked to go in the Holiday Rotation - Is there a call or standby requirement?: No - Floating Requirements Travelers can float to any inpatient unit, travelers are first to float - Scrub Color/Dress Code: Navy Blue - How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation?: 1 Day General Orientation, 1 day with a preceptor - Additional Notes: This is not a closed unit; primary physicians manage the care (not a direct intensivist),