Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Macon, GA
TalentBurst, Inc
3x12 hrs, Nights

JOB DESCRIPTION
RN - ICU
● Unit Information:
o Beds: each ICU unit has 10-20 beds
o Minimum Years of Experience required? 2 years ICU RN exp
o Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes

● Patient Ratios:
o RN:
▪ ICU – 1:1-2
● Required License, National Certification, Certs (BLS, ACLS, etc.), or other position specific requirements such as Driver's License and/or Insurance:
o BLS
o ACLS
o CCRN (preferred)
o traveler will be required to pass an EKG competency exam during onboarding
● Skills required:
o Trach chare, chest tube management, PIV starts, glucometer,
o Common drips: Insulin drips, Heparin drips, narcotic drips, paralytic drips, actively titrate vasopressors, sedation drips, cardiac drips, etc.
● Support within the Department:
o CNA – will assist with Vitals, blood glucose checks, baths, bed changes, feeding if need, patient safety attendant; walk pts, turn pts
o Unit Secretary: on unit 7a-11p; then house wide call secretary 11p-7a
o Charge nurse: Yes - Free floating?
o Phlebotomy? Most units are lab collect phlebotomy; RNs draw off of CVLs
o IV/VAT Team? Not an IV team - do have a PICC team
o Resource Nurse? Yes, we have discharge nurses, Resource team floats to all units
o RT 24/7
o Hospitalist 24/7
o Intensivist 24/7
o Telemetry monitoring/tech? Central telemetry unit – will RNs sign off on strips?
● Technology/Equipment:
o EMR: EPIC
o IV Pump: Alaris
o Med dispensing: Pyxis
o Monitors: Phillips
o Unit specific equipment: Nova Glucose Stat Strips
● Floating: If yes, where?
o Travelers are utilized in a float pool capacity – will be required to float to all Med/Tele units in house, as needed:
o Weekend rotation: 5-6 weekend shifts out of 12 (on a 6-week schedule)
o No call
 

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