ICU RN
Springfield, Oregon
PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend

ICU RN

Overview

• Travel/contract role in Springfield, Oregon
• Night shift: 3x12, 19:00–07:00
• 36 hours per week
• Start date: ASAP, with orientations held bi-weekly on Mondays
• Guaranteed hours: 36 per week
• First-timers not accepted
• Locals not accepted
• Pending license accepted
• On-call not required
• Flexible scheduling expected based on unit needs

Unit and float scope

• Travelers float between CVICU and NTICU
• Also floats to Telemetry, Acute Care (neurology, Surgical, Ortho/Med) Obs, and ED boarding
• Float orientation is 4 hours
• Unit is a busy ICU with medical, cardiac, neuro, and trauma patient populations

Required qualifications

• Valid RN license in Oregon
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• CVICU experience within the last year
• 2 years of CVICU experience
• 2 or more completed travel assignments
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIHSS
• Experience with Epic
• Experience with dysrhythmia interpretation and management
• Experience with multi-system organ failure management
• Experience with thermoregulation including hypothermia and hyperthermia
• Experience with pre- and post-cardiac catheterization/intervention care
• Experience with IV insulin protocols
• Experience with chronic and acute renal failure management
• Experience with arterial lines
• Experience with blood product administration
• Experience with central line management
• Experience with PICC line management

Preferred qualifications

• TNCC
• TCAR
• CCRN
• CSC
• SCRN
• TCRN
• Nitric Oxide
• 2–3 prior completed assignments preferred

Clinical skills and procedures

• Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Multi-system organ failure
• Thermoregulation: hypothermia/hyperthermia
• Pre/Post Cardiac Cath/intervention
• IV insulin protocols
• Chronic/Acute Renal failure
• Arterial line management
• Blood product administration
• Central line care/management
• PICC line management
• Starting IVs
• Continuous IV sedation
• Emergency medications
• Procedural sedation administration
• Titrate cardiac drips
• Titrate vasoactive drips
• Hypothermia protocol/Arctic Sun
• Assist with management of BiPAP
• Assist with management of CPAP
• Assist with chest tube insertion/removal
• Care of ventilated patient
• High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
• Interpretation of ABGs
• Suctioning (ETT, NT)
• Ventilator management
• Infection prevention
• Isolation precautions / use of PPE
• Surgical wounds with drains / wound vac
• Temp pacers

Common procedures on the unit

• Insertion of chest tubes, central lines, PICCs, bedside tracheostomy, Keo tube placement, IO insertion
• Codes
• Massive transfusion team
• Backup for Hospital Cardiac Arrest Team
• Intubation
• Post cardiac arrest cooling catheter placement
• Cardiac cooling pads
• Removal of femoral and radial sheaths

Common equipment

• PA catheters
• Right and left Impella
• Ventilators
• Cheeta
• CRRT
• IABP
• Zoll cooling catheter
• Arctic Sun pads

Facility

• Short-Term Acute Care
• Nonprofit, Level II Trauma Center
• 385 staffed beds
• Epic charting
• Free parking