ICU Registered Nurse
Metairie, Louisiana
East Jefferson General Hospital

ICU Registered Nurse Travel/Contract Position

Location: Metairie, Louisiana
Shift: Night (3 shifts per week, 12 hours each, 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM)
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Overview

• Care for critically ill patients in the ICU with a 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio, occasionally flexing to 1:3.
• Required to work 4 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule.
• No call required.
• Floating required: may float to all ICUs, Emergency Department (ED), Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), and occasionally to Medical-Surgical/Progressive Care Units with 1:4 ratios.
• Nurses perform lab sticks, EKGs, and line starts.

Required Experience & Skills

• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience, including ICU experience within the last year.
• Experience with Epic electronic health record system.

Equipment & Technology Used

• Alaris IV Pumps
• CADD PCA pumps
• Servo I ventilators
• Fresenius CRRT Dialysis machines
• Edwards Lifesciences cardiac monitors
• Medtronic EVD Management Systems
• Arctic Sun Temperature Management System
• GE Monitors
• Hill Rom Beds
• Pyxis Medication Station
• Veratron Bladder Scanner

Required Certifications

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification.
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification issued by the American Heart Association.
• CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) certification.
• NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale) certification.
• Candidates must know their N95 mask size due to potential care of COVID-19 and isolation patients.

Licensure

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Louisiana.
• State license verification and NURSYS verification required within 30 days of start.

Health & Compliance Requirements

• Up-to-date immunizations including:

  • Tdap (within 10 years)
  • MMR (2 vaccines or positive titer for Rubeola, Mumps, Rubella)
  • Varicella (2 vaccines or positive titer)
  • Hepatitis B series, titer, or declination
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray per current guidelines.
• Annual flu vaccination or approved exemption/declination required during flu season (Oct 1 – Mar 31).
• Drug screening within 30 days of start (10-panel or expanded as per hire date).

Competency & Training Requirements

• Medication/Pharmacology competency exam (annual, minimum 80% score)
• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam (annual, minimum 80% score)
• Core competencies Part I, II, and III (annual)

Additional Information

• Limited Return to Office (RTO) days allowed: 5 days total.
• Background checks covering all locations lived/worked/schooled in past 7 years required within 6 months of start.
• Employment application must include 7 years of work history with no gaps over 30 days.
• Must be able to care for isolation patients, including COVID-19 positive patients.

Requirements/Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Louisiana
• Minimum 2 years of ICU (Intensive Care Unit) experience, including ICU experience within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) certification
• NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale) certification
• Experience with Epic electronic health record system