Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
High Point, NC
TotalMed RN
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Simplifi Clinical Interviews
Unit: Surgical Intensive Care Unit

Experience Required: 1 year with Medical Surgical with telemetry experience or progressive care experience; will consider first time traveler

Certs Required: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS - Resource Team requirement

Skills Required:  Cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring, cardiac strip and rhythm interpretation, arterial lines, titration of drips, non-invasive ventilator care (BiPAP/CPAP, we have Respiratory Therapist 24/7), vascular lines, chest tubes or drains, post procedure site care – trans radial bands, femoral venous or arterial sheaths, post EP permanent pacemaker or ICD, post pulmonary artery thrombectomy (Prenumbra, Inari).

Floating:  Float within the critical care division or Intermediate Care.

Patient Types: 
-General medical patients requiring continuous monitoring of cardiac, respiratory, hemodynamic and neurologic status having a NSTEMI or status post STEMI, cardiac interventional procedure, electrophysiology procedure, heart failure, post stroke
-General, Vascular, or immediate thoracic surgical patients requiring continuous cardiac, respiratory or hemodynamic support include pharmacological titration of cardiac anti-arrhythmic drips (amiodarone, cardizem, cardene, dobutamine, tridil, etc)
-Respiratory failure requiring medium or high flow oxygen devices or NIPPV

Patient Ratios: 
RN: 1:3 or 1:4 depending on interventions.
CNA: Yes, ratio varies

Support within the Department:
CNA? Yes
Receptionist/HUC? No
Charge nurse?No
Phlebotomy? Varies
IV/VAT Team? No
Resource Nurse? No (Charge Nurse from ICU or CTU serves as Resource)
Rapid Response Team? Yes
RT 24/7? Yes
Hospitalist 24/7? Yes
Telemetry monitoring? The RN is responsible for continuous cardiac monitoring including interpretation of the rhythm. Telemetry Techs are a resource

Technology/Equipment:
EMR: EPIC
IV Pump: Baxter
Med dispensing: Omnicell
Monitors: Phillips Intellivue; all 18 rooms hav an in room monitor
Unit specific equipment: Arterial lines for invasive blood pressure monitoring interfaces with Philips monitors

Orientation (facility and unit):
Orientation – 36 hours week 1 includes NTO and Online CBL (Healthstream)
12-hour departmental specific orientation shift with an RN Preceptor

Other notes:
Scrub Color: Royal Blue
Parking: Free
Unit Culture: Positive Team focused (High Tech, High Touch); We work as ONE team.