Critical Care Float ICU RN
Lakewood, Colorado
Saint Anthony Hospital

ICU Float RN

Location: Lakewood, Colorado Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Nights, 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• Certifications: ACLS (AHA), BLS (AHA), NIHSS
• General critical care experience
• Ability to perform 12-lead EKG
• Flexible, adaptable, and a good team player
• Driver's license must be submitted
• Must live within a 60-mile radius
• Must be in state for the week of orientation, even if first-day modules are remote

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 year of trauma/surgical and neuro critical care experience

Unit and Assignment

• Units: MICU (12 beds), CSICU (24 beds), NTICU (24 beds)
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:2
• Common patient types: Respiratory distress, DKA, renal failure, post-op ICU surgical cases (vascular, oncology, flaps), non-STEMI post-codes, cardiac and cardiac surgery (TVAR, CABG, etc.), medical ICU, stroke, neuro, trauma, ortho, surgical, and medical patients
• Common titratable drips: Vasopressors, inotropes, sedatives, analgesics, metabolic, and specialized drips
• RNs titrate drips: Yes
• Charge nurse takes an assignment: No
• Nursing support: 1 critical care tech
• Hospitalist or intensivist in house: Yes
• Respiratory therapy: RT in ICU 24/7
• RT equipment: CPAP, BiPap, high flow, vents
• Telemetry/monitor techs: None; RNs read their own strips

Scheduling and Logistics

• Scheduling: Self-scheduling
• Weekends: Minimum of six weekend shifts per six-week schedule
• Holidays: Required
• Call/standby and floating: Determined by leadership
• Interview: Candidate interview with the clinical team; no unit manager involvement
• Orientation: Date and location assigned during the week of orientation
• Scrub color: Navy blue

Float Scope

• May be asked to float to any other acuity level
• ICU (low-acuity holds, with the right skill set)
• PCU/Stepdown and MS-Tele
• In an extreme need, may float to other facilities in the system within the designated float zone