ICU RN
Kearney, Nebraska
CHI Health Good Samaritan

ICU RN

Location

Kearney, Nebraska

Contract Length

13 weeks

Schedule

• 12-hour nights
• Shifts: 0630-1830 and 1830-0630
• Every other weekend
• Minimum of 2 holidays during the contract
• 1 shift of unit/department-specific orientation

Required Qualifications

• RN license
• BLS
• ACLS
• NIHSS
• Driver’s license required at submittal
• Must be within 50 miles
• Cannot be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity
• Must pass an open-book orientation exam with a score of 90% or higher

Preferred Qualifications

• None stated

Unit Details

• ICU RN
• 33 beds
• Average daily census of 16
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:2-3 for adults

Clinical Responsibilities

• Titrate drips
• Read, interpret, and document telemetry strips
• Monitor and troubleshoot nasal cannula to vent respiratory equipment as needed
• Float to PCU and occasionally MedSurg, typically with the same patient ratio as assigned on those units

Patient Population

• Trauma
• Cardiac
• Overdose/substance abuse
• Adult sepsis
• Post-stent
• Pacemaker placement
• Stroke
• Vascular cases
• Renal failure
• Heart failure
• Respiratory distress

Additional Notes

• Artificial nails are prohibited in patient care areas
• If called back in while on call, arrival is required within 30 minutes
• Block scheduling is not guaranteed
• Same-schedule duos and carpooling are not accepted