ICU RN
Kansas City, Missouri
Research Medical Center

ICU RN

Overview

• Travel assignment in Kansas City, Missouri
• 48 hours guaranteed
• Start date: 11/30
• 48 hours per week

Unit Details

• ICU
• 32 beds
• Patient ratio: 2:1
• Unit secretary available 0730-0000
• Meditech documentation system
• MICU 16 beds / SICU 16 beds

Schedule

• 3 12-hour shifts
• Every other weekend, or 4 weekend shifts in a 4-week schedule period

Floating

• May float to NSICU, Cardiac Telemetry units (4 North and 4 Central), Progressive Care Unit (4 West), Burn Unit, ED Inpatient Overflow, and other units as needed

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• 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
• ACLS issued by American Heart Association
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• NIHSS
• Trauma patient management
• IV administration of vasoactive medications
• Experience with ventilator management
• Experience with chest tube management
• Care of post-op surgical patients
• Cardiac rhythm identification and management
• Experience with hemodynamic monitoring
• Care of stroke patient
• Experience with CRRT
• Experience with therapeutic hypothermia

Preferred

• TNCC
• ICU experience preferred

Clinical Skills and Experience

• Trauma patient management
• IV administration of vasoactive medications
• Ventilator management
• Chest tube management
• Care of post-op surgical patients
• Cardiac rhythm identification and management
• Hemodynamic monitoring
• Care of stroke patients
• Hemodynamic and ventilator management

Procedures / Unit Capabilities

• Chest tube placement
• Ventriculostomy
• Moderate sedation
• CRRT
• Therapeutic hypothermia
• ECMO
• Arterial line and central line placement

Additional Notes

• Comprehensive Stroke Center
• Level 1 Trauma Center