ICU Registered Nurse
Metairie, Louisiana
East Jefferson General Hospital

Registered Nurse - ICU Travel Contract

Location: Metairie, Louisiana Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks

Schedule

• Shift: Day, 4x12 hours (7:00 to 19:30)
• Hours: 12 per day, 48 per week
• Weekends: Required, 4 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule
• Call: Not required
• RTO: Limited to 5 days total

Role Details

• Patient ratio: 1:2, sometimes flexes to 1:3
• Float scope: Will float to all ICUs. May float to the ED or PACU to care for ICU patients in those areas. May occasionally float to MS/PCU units with 1:4 patient ratios.
• Duties: Nurses perform all lab sticks, EKGs, and line starts.
• Equipment: Alaris IV pumps, CADD PCA pumps, Servo I ventilators, Fresenius CRRT dialysis machines, Edwards Lifesciences cardiac monitors, Medtronic EVD management systems, Arctic Sun TMS, GE monitors, Hill-Rom beds, Pyxis medication station, Veratron bladder scanner
• Isolation: Covid-19 patients may still be present. All nurses are expected to care for isolation patients and must know their N95 mask size.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Louisiana
• 2 years of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) experience, with ICU experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
• BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale) certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience with Epic

Preferred Qualifications

• CCRT (RN only), preferred for Cardio Vascular Operating Room and all OR

Compliance and Health Requirements

• Background check: Within 30 days of start, covering 7 years of locations lived, worked, or in school. Updated annually.
• Other screenings within 30 days of start: EPLS/GSA/SAM, HHS/OIG, drug testing
• E-Verify: I-9 required
• Photo ID: Government-issued, name must match all documentation
• Tdap: Required within 10 years
• MMR (measles, mumps, rubella): 2 vaccines or positive titer
• Varicella: 2 vaccines or positive titer
• Hepatitis B: Series, titer, or declination signed within 12 months of start
• TB: QuantiFERON/T-SPOT or 2-step skin test within 3 months of start. TB questionnaire required annually.
• Physical exam: Within 12 months of start
• Flu vaccination: Required October 1 to March 31. Documentation due by 10/31 for new starts beginning 10/1. Unvaccinated candidates must wear a mask at all times.
• Exemptions: Medical (physician statement) and religious (personal statement) exemptions and declinations are accepted on facility forms.