MICU RN
Battle Creek, Michigan
Bronson Battle Creek

ICU Registered Nurse

Job Overview

• Location: Battle Creek, Michigan
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Shift: Night, 3x12 hours
• Hours per week: 36
• Contract length: 26 weeks
• Start preference: Preference should be noted in the submission
• Holidays: Required
• Time off: No requested time off in the first 2 weeks of the assignment
• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend
• Floating: May float to other ICU and Med Surg units as needed
• First-time travelers: Accepted

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Michigan
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• ICU - Intensive Care Unit (1 year of experience)
• ICU - Intensive Care Unit experience within the last year
• Med Surg experience
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• ACLS issued by American Heart Association
• NIHSS

Clinical Setting

• Mixed ICU and PCU patient population
• Ventilated patients may be assigned at a 2:1 ratio
• High-acuity patients such as cooling, CRRT, or similar cases may be assigned 1:1
• Med Surg floating assignments may involve ratios of approximately 1:5 to 1:7

Common Patient Conditions

• COPD
• Encephalopathy
• Drug overdose
• DKA
• AKI
• Respiratory failure
• Cardiac arrest
• Heart failure
• A-fib

Procedures and Skills

• CRRT / CVVHD
• Hemodialysis
• Arterial line placement and management
• Central venous catheter placement and care
• Trach placement
• Chest tube placement
• Dysrhythmia interpretation and management
• Multi-system organ failure management
• IV insulin protocols
• GI surgery care
• Blood product administration
• PICC line management
• Starting IVs
• Continuous IV sedation
• Emergency medication administration
• Procedural sedation administration
• Titration of cardiac and vasoactive drips
• CVA / acute stroke management
• BiPAP and CPAP support
• Ventilator management
• High-flow nasal cannula support
• ABG interpretation
• Suctioning of ETT and NT airways

Equipment

• Cooling machine
• Bair Hugger
• Massive transfusion support
• CRRT equipment