ICU RN
Charleston, South Carolina
Trident Medical Center

RN ICU

Location: Charleston, South Carolina Employment type: Travel Contract length: 13 weeks Hours per week: 48 Schedule: 3 x 12-hour shifts per week, including every other weekend and holidays in rotation with hospital employees

Unit Details

• Unit: ICU, 28 mixed ICU beds
• Patient ratios: 1:2 and 1:3, including inpatient PCU and med-surg admissions
• Staffing: RNs
• Equipment: Mobile phones for each care team member and a mobile computer workstation on wheels
• Shift report: Bedside shift report for every patient at each transfer of care

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in South Carolina
• ICU - Intensive Care Unit experience (1 year), completed within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• ACLS
• BLS
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience with CRRT
• Experience with ventilator management
• Advanced hemodynamics

Advanced Skills Needed

• CRRT
• Advanced hemodynamics
• Phlebotomy
• Administering breathing treatments (inhalers and nebulizers) outside the ICU

Procedures Performed on Unit

• Post-op day 0 CABG (fresh heart from OR)
• Impellas, balloon pumps, and Swan Ganz catheters
• Neuro procedures for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, including EVDs, bolts (Codman), and Artic Sun with induced hypothermia

Float Policy

• Travelers are the first to float.
• Travelers may be sent to the emergency department or PCU to care for PCU or ICU holds.

Training Opportunities

• Training available for interested travelers to become a Neuro ICU or Cardiovascular ICU nurse.
• Training available to care for patients with head and neck flap procedures. The facility is one of 14 programs in the nation.

Additional Information

• Charleston offers museums, historic sites, boat tours, kayaking, and beaches.
• Staff cite supportive management, teamwork, and work-life balance as reasons to work at this facility.