MICU RN
Battle Creek, Michigan
Bronson Battle Creek

MICU

Overview

• Travel/Contract assignment in Battle Creek, Michigan
• Day shift: 3x12 hours, 7:00–19:30
• 36 hours per week
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Offering up to 26 weeks
• 36 or 48 hour weeks available

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Michigan
• MICU - Medical Intensive Care Unit (1 year of experience)
• MICU - Medical Intensive Care Unit experience within the last year
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience with CRRT
• Experience with HD (hemodialysis)
• Experience with A-Line placement
• Experience with CVC (central venous catheter) placement
• Experience with tracheostomy placement
• Experience with chest tube placement
• Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Experience with IV insulin protocols
• Experience with arterial line management
• Experience with blood product administration
• Pending MI license OK, with concrete ETA at submission and proof of application
• Holidays are required
• No RTO in the first two weeks of assignment
• All RTO must be presented prior to offer
• Will work every other weekend
• 1 professional reference from a supervisor/manager is required
• Complete application/resume with full 7 years work history, no gaps

Preferred

• 1st timer ok

Unit Details

• ICU and PCU patient mix
• Patient ratios vary by acuity, including 1:1, 2:1, 3:1, 4:1, and 4–3:1
• Vent patients are 2:1
• Cooling, CRRT, or other high-acuity patients are 1:1
• ICU patients may be kept in ICU even if acuity is low
• Average of 3 vents per day

Float Scope

• Floats to other ICU and Med Surg units as needed
• Agency RNs float in rotation with the MICU RNs to med-surg units

Clinical Experience / Skills

• Cardiac monitoring and emergency response, including interpretation/management of dysrhythmias and multi-system organ failure
• IV insulin protocols
• GI surgery
• Chronic/acute renal failure, CVVHD/CRRT
• Arterial line management, blood product administration, central line care/management, PICC line management, starting IVs
• Continuous IV sedation, emergency medications, procedural sedation administration, titrating cardiac drips, titrating vasoactive drips
• CVA/acute stroke management
• Assist with management of BiPAP, CPAP, ventilated patients, HFNC, ABGs, suctioning (ETT, NT), and ventilator management

Special Procedures / Equipment

• CRRT, HD, A-line placement, CVC placement, trach placement, chest tube placement
• Cooling machine, Bair Huggers, massive transfusions, CRRT