ICU Registered Nurse
Auburn, New York
Auburn Community Hospital

Job Opportunity: ICU Registered Nurse (Travel/Contract)

Location: Auburn, New York
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Details

• Discipline: Registered Nurse (RN)
• Unit: ICU
• Start Date: ASAP
• Shift: 3x12 or 4x12 hour shifts (4x12 upon request during interview)
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours (48 hours if 4x12 shifts, no overtime until after 52 hours)
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend (EOW) and every other holiday (EOH)
• Floating: As needed

Required Experience

• Minimum 1.5 years of recent ICU nursing experience (within the last year)
• Recent experience in ICU required

Required Skills / Competencies

• Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Management of patients with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure
• Arterial line management
• Central line care/management
• Continuous IV sedation
• Titration of cardiac and vasoactive drips
• Assist with management of BiPAP and CPAP
• Care of ventilated patients
• Interpretation of arterial blood gases (ABGs)
• Suctioning (ETT, NT)

Required Licenses and Certifications

• License: New York State RN license (Compact license not accepted unless NY license application is submitted)
• Certifications:

  • ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
  • BLS (Basic Life Support)
  • NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale)

Additional Requirements

• Pass a telemetry assessment (minimum 80%) on cardiac rhythm interpretation on first day of orientation (includes arrhythmias, heart blocks, paced rhythms)
• Background checks including SSN trace, EPLS/GSA/SAM, HHS/OIG prior to start
• Physical exam within 12 months prior to start, signed by licensed provider
• Fit mask test within 12 months, updated annually
• Immunizations and health screenings including:

  • TB test or chest x-ray within 1 year
  • TDAP vaccine within last 10 years or declination
  • MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) immunity
  • Hepatitis B series, titer, or declination
  • Varicella immunity or declination
  • Flu vaccine or declination during flu season
  • COVID vaccine or declination
• 9-panel drug screen within 30 days of start
• Completion of facility-specific documents and acknowledgements (e.g., Code of Conduct, Patient Abuse Reporting, Confidentiality Agreement)
• Professional references (2 within last 3 years)
• Skills checklist required

Requirements / Qualifications

• Valid RN license in New York
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Minimum 1.5 years of ICU (Intensive Care Unit) experience within the last year
• ACLS issued by American Heart Association
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• NIHSS certification
• Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Arterial line management
• Central line care/management
• Continuous IV sedation
• Titration of cardiac drips
• Titration of vasoactive drips
• Assist with management of BiPAP and CPAP
• Care of ventilated patients