ICU RN
Durango, Colorado
Mercy Regional Medical Center

ICU RN

Overview

• 13-week travel assignment in Durango, Colorado
• 12-hour nights
• Unit includes ICU and Transitional Care Unit coverage
• Combination ICU setting: MICU, SICU, TICU, CVICU, etc.

Required Qualifications

• Current CO or Compact License
• 2 years of ICU experience
• BLS
• ACLS
• NIHSS
• Must be comfortable titrating all critical drips
• Must be able to read and interpret own tele
• Must be able to assist with respiratory needs and troubleshooting
• Must be in state for week of orientation

Preferred

• Prior travel experience
• Epic experience if a first-time traveler
• 3+ years of ICU experience if a first-time traveler

Schedule

• 36 hours per week
• 6-9 weekend shifts in a 6-week schedule
• May be asked to go into the Holiday Rotation
• Rare call/standby for low census

Floating

• May be asked to float into ICU, PCU/Stepdown, and MS-Tele
• Travelers are expected to float throughout the 60-mile zone they are hired into
• In Zone 5, floating is only expected in an extreme need

Unit Details

• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:1-2 depending on acuity; may flex to 1:3
• 1:1 for high-acuity patients such as CRRT, IABP, and Impella
• No monitor techs
• No nurse aides except for sitter needs
• Designated charge nurse on each unit
• RT support is designated for ICU but may not be on the unit 24/7
• Common drips include pressors, sedation, paralytics, antiarrhythmics, heparin, and insulin
• Orientation is 1-2 days with a preceptor