CCU Registered Nurse
Valdosta, Georgia
South Georgia Medical Center

Job Opportunity: CCU Registered Nurse (Travel/Contract)

Location: Valdosta, Georgia
Specialty: Registered Nurse – Critical Care Unit (CCU)
Contract Length: 8 weeks

Job Details

• Shift: 12-hour night shifts (7:00 PM – 7:00 AM)
• Schedule: 3 shifts per week (36 hours) or 4 shifts per week (48 hours)
• Weekend Requirement: 6 weekend shifts every 6 weeks
• Patient Population: Adults and Geriatrics
• Unit: Cardiac ICU (CICU) with cardiac progressive (stepdown) beds
• Nurse-to-Patient Ratio: 1:3-4
• Float Requirements: ICU, Cardiac Progressive Unit (CPU), occasional float to PCU and rarely to Med Surg/Telemetry (with 4 patients max)
• Medication System: Omnicell
• Documentation System: EPIC

Patient Diagnoses

• Cardiac diagnoses including cardiothoracic surgical patients (travelers do NOT take fresh open heart patients)
• Stepdown unit with 8 designated cardiac progressive beds

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of experience in specialty (higher requirement noted as 3 years in skills checklist; use 3 years as final requirement)
• 1st time travelers are accepted
• Prior travel experience: Not explicitly required

Required Skills & Competencies

• Must have strong skills (rated 3 or 4 on checklist) in:

  • Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
  • Care of ventilated patients
• Preferred skills:

  • Continuous IV sedation
  • Procedural sedation administration

Certifications Required

• ACLS (American Heart Association only)
• BLS (AHA or American Red Cross)
• CCRN preferred but not required

Testing & Orientation Exams

• Pass/fail exams required at orientation:

  • Medication exam (all RNs)
  • EKG exam (for ICU, MS, Tele, ER, Stepdown, Hemodialysis units)
  • Critical Care exam (BKAT) for ICU units (except NICU, Tele, Stepdown)
• Two attempts allowed to pass each exam

Documentation & Compliance Requirements

• Valid Driver’s License/State ID
• Social Security Card
• Background check within 30 days of start (includes SSN trace, 7-year county residence, nationwide search, sex offender search)
• Official transcript or diploma copy
• Physical exam within 1 year of start (renewed yearly)
• Negative TB test or chest x-ray within 1 year (or documentation for past positive)
• Immunizations or titers for:

  • Rubeola (Measles)
  • Mumps
  • Rubella
  • Hepatitis B (titer, series completion, or signed declination)
  • Varicella
  • Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap (within 10 years)
• Negative 10-panel drug screen within 30 days of start (including THC)
• Flu vaccination or approved exemption required prior to start during flu season
• COVID-19 vaccination or approved medical/religious exemption required

Additional Facility-Specific Requirements

• Photo for badge (passport style, white background, no selfies)
• Completion of facility-specific orientation modules and study guides (EPIC, EKG, medication, critical care)
• Compliance with scrub color codes for unit assignment
• Acknowledgement of pass/fail testing and competency check-off prior to start
• Car registration if driving to work
• Confidentiality agreement, drug and alcohol policy acknowledgment
• Fingerprinting requirements apply only to CNAs and Recreational Therapists, not RNs

Notes

• Travelers will not be assigned fresh open heart patients
• Testing and orientation can be intensive, with multiple exams in a short timeframe
• Facility encourages support for travelers who do not pass exams on the first attempt
• 8, 10, and 12-hour shift increments allowed with guaranteed hours per week depending on shift length

This position is ideal for experienced critical care RNs with strong cardiac ICU skills looking for a travel assignment in Georgia.