ICU RN
Springfield, OR
Greenstaff Medical US-Travel
3x12 hrs, Nights

Travel RN – CVICU / NTICU

Position Details

• Shift: Nights, 3×12 hours (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM)
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
• Patient Ratio: 1:2
• Charting System: Epic – recent experience required
• Experience: 2 years preferred; candidates with 1 year may be considered if recently experienced in a large facility
• Certifications Required: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS (must be in hand before start)
• Weekend Requirement: Flexible; scheduled based on unit needs
• Call: None
• Floating: Required
• Parking: Free

Floating Requirements

Travelers may float between CVICU and NTICU, as well as Telemetry, Acute Care (Neurology, Surgical, Orthopedics/Medical), Observation, and ED boarding. Floating is based on facility needs and within the nurse’s scope of practice. A 4-hour orientation is provided for float assignments.

Required Clinical Skills

• Trauma nursing experience
• Dysrhythmia interpretation and management
• Multi-system organ failure management
• Thermoregulation, including hypothermia and hyperthermia
• Pre-/post-cardiac catheterization and interventions
• IV insulin protocols
• Acute and chronic renal failure management
• Arterial line, central line, and PICC line management
• Blood product administration and IV initiation
• Continuous IV sedation and procedural sedation
• Titration of cardiac and vasoactive drips
• Hypothermia protocols and Arctic Sun
• BiPAP, CPAP, HFNC, and ventilator management
• Chest tube insertion/removal assistance
• ABG interpretation and ETT/NT suctioning
• Infection prevention, isolation precautions, and PPE
• Surgical wounds, drains, and wound VACs
• Temporary pacemaker management (required)

Common Diagnoses and Patient Population

• Gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB)
• Alcohol withdrawal
• Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
• Sepsis and COVID-19
• Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
• Congestive heart failure (CHF)
• Chronic and acute kidney disease/failure (CKD/AKI)
• Organ donation and post-cardiac arrest care
• Psychiatric symptoms
• Multi-system organ failure (MSOF)
• Cerebrovascular accident (CVA), intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)
• Seizures and blood pressure abnormalities requiring IV vasoactive agents

Requirements:

• Experience: Minimum 1 year of recent ICU experience; 2 years preferred.
• EMR: Recent Epic experience required.
• Certifications required: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS — must be in hand