Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Springfield, Oregon
PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend

CVICU RN

Location: Springfield, Oregon Facility type: Short-term acute care, nonprofit, Level II Trauma Center, 385 staffed beds Contract length: 13 weeks Start date: ASAP (about 4 weeks from offer, for compliance requirements) Orientation: Held bi-weekly on Mondays: 10/26, 11/9, 11/23 Scrub color: Any color Parking: Free

Schedule and Assignment

• Shift: Nights, 3x12 hours (19:00-7:00)
• Guaranteed hours: 36 per week
• Ratio: 1:2
• On-call: Not required
• Unit: CVICU
• Float scope: Travelers float between CVICU and NTICU. They may also float to Telemetry, Acute Care (neurology, surgical, ortho/med), Observation, and ED boarding. Float is done in turns, with a 4-hour orientation for each. Floating is mandatory.
• Time off: No more than 1 guaranteed workweek of PTO. One holiday RTO is allowed. The manager needs 13 working weeks.
• Patient population: Open heart, MI, Impella, IABP, trauma, neuro, proning, CRRT, massive transfusion, CABG, post-cardiac arrest, post-surgical care, respiratory distress, DKA, sepsis, GI bleed, overdose, nitric oxide

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Oregon
• 2 years of CVICU experience, including experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, Military Training Network, or Canadian AHA
• BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, Military Training Network, or Canadian AHA
• NIHSS certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience with arterial lines
• Experience with central line management
• PICC line management
• IV insertion skills
• Experience with ventilator management
• Experience with wound care
• ICU experience, including MICU (Medical Intensive Care Unit)
• Experience with Epic

Special Procedures on Unit

Chest tube, central line, and PICC insertion; bedside tracheostomy; Keo tube placement; IO insertion; codes; massive transfusion team; backup for the Hospital Cardiac Arrest Team and Rapid Response Team; intubation; cardiac cooling catheter and pads; femoral catheter removal.

Onboarding Requirements

• Background check within 60 days of start, including a 7-year search, SSN trace, federal and national criminal search, and Social Security verification
• Exclusion-list checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG) run 15 days before start and every 45 days after
• Education verification for the candidate's specialty
• Drug test within 30 days of start (includes marijuana panel for Oregon)
• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• Negative TB test (IGRA or 2 PPDs) within 1 year of start, plus an annual TB questionnaire
• Color blind exam
• Fit test within 1 year of start, updated annually
• Flu vaccine or declination on file for flu season. Oregon candidates may decline, but vaccination is strongly recommended.
• Declination forms available for Hep B, Tdap, MMR, and varicella
• Orientation test scored at 100%, completed in the facility's learning system before start

Recruiter Notes

• The manager prefers no phone interviewing.