ICU RN
Kearney, Nebraska
CHI Health Good Samaritan

ICU Registered Nurse

Location

• Kearney, Nebraska

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Shift

• Nights, 12 hours

Schedule

• Every other weekend
• Minimum of 2 holidays during the contract
• Self-scheduling is available for core staff; travelers are added in
• Block scheduling is not guaranteed
• Up to 7 days of requested time off must be submitted upfront

Required Qualifications

• Registered Nurse license
• BLS certification
• ACLS certification
• NIHSS certification
• Driver’s license required at submittal
• Must be able to pass an open-book orientation exam with a score of 90% or higher

Clinical Setting

• ICU
• 33 beds
• Average daily census of 16
• Adult nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:2-3

Patient Population

• Trauma
• Cardiac
• Overdose/substance use
• Sepsis
• Post-stent
• Pacemaker placement
• Stroke
• Vascular cases
• Renal failure
• Heart failure
• Respiratory distress

Responsibilities

• Titrate drips
• Read, interpret, and document telemetry strips
• Troubleshoot respiratory equipment as needed
• Float to PCU and occasionally MedSurg

Additional Notes

• Radius rule: candidates must live more than 50 miles away
• Candidates may not be full-time, part-time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and Dignity
• Artificial nails are prohibited in patient care areas
• If called back in while on call, arrival is required within 30 minutes
• Unit orientation is 1 shift