Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
North Charleston, SC
AHS Staffing
4x12 hrs, Nights

Travel RN - ICU Position Summary

Trident Regional Medical Center - North Charleston, SC

Key Position Details

• Duration: 91 days (13 weeks)
• Specialty: ICU (Mixed Medical/Surgical/Neuro/Cardiac)
• Unit: 65020 ICU
• Shift: 19:00 - 07:00 (Nights)
• Schedule: 3x12-hour shifts per week
• Number of Positions: 2
• Guaranteed Hours: 48 hours per week
• Hospital Type: HCA Healthcare (313-bed facility)
• Uniform: Navy required
• Level II Trauma Center

Unit Details - ICU

• Total Beds: 28 (mixed ICU)
• Nurse:Patient Ratio:
  • Standard: 1:2
  • Higher acuity: 1:3
• Charting System: Meditech
• Technology: i-Mobile phones for care team, mobile computer workstations on wheels
• Patient Handoff: Bedside shift report required for every patient transfer of care

Required Qualifications & Experience

• MUST HAVE:
  • 36 months (3 years) RN experience minimum
  • Minimum 1 year ICU experience
  • Ability to care for 1-3 ICU patients
  • Ventilator management skills
  • Proficient in reading telemetry strips
  • Bedside shift report competency
• Certifications:
  • BLS (required)
  • ACLS (required)
  • NIH Stroke Scale (required)
• License: Active SC or Compact RN license required
• Preferred:
  • 1 previous successful travel nursing assignment
  • Meditech EMR experience
  • BSN degree
  • TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course)
  • Advanced certifications

Patient Population & Clinical Skills

Common Patient Types:

• Cardiovascular: Post-op day 0 CABG (fresh from OR), Impellas, balloon pumps, Swan Ganz catheters
• Neuro: Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, EVDs, bolts (Codman), Arctic Sun (induced hypothermia)
• Trauma: Level II trauma center patients
• Post-op: Head and neck flap procedures (1 of 14 programs in nation)
• Advanced Hemodynamics patients

Advanced Skills Required:

• CRRT (Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy)
• Advanced Hemodynamics monitoring
• Phlebotomy
• EVD management (External Ventricular Drain)
• Swan Ganz catheter management
• IABP management (Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump)
• Impella management
• Arctic Sun hypothermia management
• Ventilator management
• Telemetry interpretation
• Neuro assessments (given Stroke Center accreditation)

Additional Duties:

• Respiratory treatments: Inhalers and nebulizers administered by nurses outside ICU

Staffing Support

• Charge Nurse: Available
• Rapid Response Teams
• RT: Available for vent management
• Phlebotomy support

Schedule Requirements

• Shifts: 4x12-hour per week
• Hours: 19:00 - 07:00 (nights)
• Weekends: Every other weekend (in rotation with hospital employees)
• Holidays: In rotation with hospital employees
• Floating: Travelers are FIRST to float
  • May be sent to Emergency Department
  • May be sent to PCU
  • May handle PCU or ICU holds