ICU RN
Florence, Alabama
North Alabama Medical Center

RN ICU (Critical Care/Intensive Care)

Location: Florence, Alabama Employment Type: Travel Contract Length: 13 weeks Start: Monday orientations Openings: 1 Hours: 36 per week (guaranteed) Shift: 7P-7A Weekends: Every other weekend Call Requirements: None

Unit Details

• Floor: Critical Care Services (2nd Floor)
• Trauma Level: 3
• Home Unit: CCU (22 beds)
• Float Units: CVICU overflow (14 beds, varies with surgeries and ICU overflow), Critical Care Step-Down (31 beds), Med-Surg. The RN will float first to CVICU or Critical Care Step-Down if needed. Med-Surg float is possible only if critical care areas are staffed.
• Patient Ratios:

  • CCU: 1:2 or 1:3
  • CVICU: 1:2 or 1:3
  • Critical Care Step-Down: 1:4 or 1:5
  • Med-Surg: 1:6
• Patient Population: Adult, Geriatric
• Equipment: SpaceLabs bedside monitoring (ECG, O2, respiratory, BP, CVP, PA), Baxter/Spectrum IV pumps, Kangaroo feeding pumps, Hill-Rom critical care beds, variety of ventilators, Prismaflex CRRT machines, intra-aortic balloon pumps, Blanketrols, Arctic Sun, rapid-transfusion and fluid-warming devices, Zoll monitoring
• EHR: Meditech, with clinical access for ICU patients

Common Diagnoses and Treatments

Respiratory failure, ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, STEMI/NSTEMI, cardiogenic shock, septic shock, GI bleeds, post-operative GI disorders, CABGs, vascular procedures, and more. The facility has a wide variety of specialty physicians.

Requirements

• Valid RN license in Alabama
• ICU (Intensive Care Unit) experience: 2 years, including experience within the last year
• ACLS certification
• BLS certification
• NIHSS certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing
• IV insertion skills
• Experience with ventilator management
• Experience with arterial lines
• Experience with central line management
• Experience with chest tubes
• Experience with bedside procedures
• Experience with conscious or moderate sedation

Personality Fit

Works well with others and team members, has excellent communication skills, and can function and complete tasks in critical situations.

Dress Code

• Scrub color: Royal blue
• Royal blue scrub pants are required at all times.
• Tops must be neutral and solid, or display the facility logo. T-shirts, sweatshirts, and vests are allowed under these conditions.