ICU RN
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Saint Francis Medical Center

ICU RN

Location

• Colorado Springs, Colorado

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Shift

• Nights, 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Unit Details

• ICU
• 12 beds
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:2

Required Qualifications

• RN license
• BLS (AHA)
• ACLS (AHA)
• NIHSS
• Critical Care/ ICU experience

Unit Expectations

• RNs are required to titrate drips
• Common titratable/set-rate drips include vasopressors, inotropes, sedatives, analgesics, and metabolic/specialized drips
• No charge nurse assignment
• No nurse aides on the unit
• Hospitalist or Intensivist in house
• RT in ICU 24/7
• No tele/monitor techs on the unit
• Self-scheduling and block scheduling
• Weekend requirement: full- and part-time employees are expected to self-schedule a minimum of six weekend shifts per six-week schedule
• Holiday requirement: yes
• Call or standby requirement is determined by the nurse manager
• Floating is determined by the nurse manager and may include Zone 1: PEN, SFH, SFI, SMC, STM
• Navy blue scrubs
• Unit-specific orientation details are assigned during the week of orientation
• Clinicians must be in state for the week of orientation, even if first-day modules are remote

Hiring Process

• Candidate interview
• Interview with MedSol Clinical Team
• No unit manager involvement