Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Rapid City, SD
Premier Medical Staffing Services
4x12 hrs, Nights

• 2 years of ICU experience EXCLUDING travel experience is most preferred
• If they have 1.5 years of ICU experience EXCLUDING travel and have significant RN experience outside of ICU, please have CRT send to management team for approval
• Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, TNCC (REQUIRED) please decline travelers that would not be willing to obtain this certification prior to arrival
• Required Education: Completion of a nursing education program that is approved by a board of nursing; Registered Nurse (RN) - South Dakota Board of Nursing
• Skills required: Epic experience, Comfortability working a 48hr/week contract this is not negotiable for this unit, Experience with the above-mentioned patients including ICU RN qualified to float to ED and PCU RN qualified to float to ICU, Experience with IV medications (vasopressors, sedation, paralytics), hemodynamic lines, proning, ventilator management, telemetry, strong critical thinking and assessment skills, working well in team setting, comfortable in fast pace setting with all critical patients, Impella, IABP and CRRT strongly preferred, Please ask traveler to describe a time when they exceeded a leader s expectations and share this information in your offer email.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:

• Patient Types: Complex ICU patients ranging from surgical, medical, cardiac (preferred), neuro and trauma, Diagnoses include but are not limited to: ARDS, MI, CVA/TIA, COVID, s/p cardiac cath, post-surgical, multiple system trauma heavy trauma population, Cardiac experience is preferred (not required): CABG/TAVR 24 to 48 hrs post op experience is preferred but not required for travelers, Will not take fresh open hearts unless they are experienced, and the facility felt comfortable with this given to permanent staff.
• Patient Ratios: RN: 1:1, 1:2, 1:3 (rare) acuity dependent.
• Support on the Unit: CNA: 1-2 Nurse Aide s per unit + mobility float aide, Charge nurse: 2 CRN s oversee all ICUs, Phlebotomy? Yes, peripheral blood draws only, IV/VAT Team? ICU CRNs place all midlines, Resource Nurse: Yes, staffing dependent, RT: Yes, 24/7, Physicians: 3 Intensivists on days, 2 on nights + APP on nights.

MORE INFORMATION:

• Will you accept a first-time traveler? No. Minimum one prior travel assignment.
• Travelers must live 100 miles away from any Monument Health facility.
• Permanent staff must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler.
• Floating: If yes, where? Not common unless overstaffed. Could float to any adult floor including Medsurg/Tele with 1:4 ratio. Confirm traveler comfortability during interview.
• Orientation: (facility and unit): Hospital orientation, (1) 8-hour orientation period for department orientation and iLearns, (1) 4-hour orientation period to complete iLearns, (2) 12-hour shifts of floor orientation, (1) additional 12-hour shift (independent) for 48 GH travelers to meet required hours.
• Scheduling: Weekend rotation: Try for every other weekend, this is not guaranteed though, No RTO during holidays, Approval of time off? Up to 7 days must extend to accommodate a full 13-week contract. No RTO during Sturgis Bike Rally (first 3 weeks in August every year).
• Other notes: Could be expected to precept students, Scrub Color: Navy, Free Parking? Yes.