ICU RN
Nampa, Idaho
St Lukes Nampa Medical Center

ICU RN (Registered Nurse)

Overview

• Location: Nampa, Idaho
• Unit: Intensive Care Unit, 10 beds
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Nights, 12-hour shifts (7p-7a), 36 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
• Experience: 1 year of experience required
• Drip titration: RNs are required to titrate drips.

Preferred Qualifications

• None stated.

Patient Population

• Heart failure, respiratory failure, sepsis, ventilated patients, GI bleeds, strokes, TPA, post-codes, pneumonia
• Post-surgical patients, with no specialty surgeries
• CRRT patients: travelers will not take these patients.
• Titratable and set-rate drips: Propofol, Levophed, Dobutamine, vasopressin, Fentanyl, Epinephrine, Diltiazem

Unit Support and Staffing

• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:2
• Charge nurse: Does not take patients.
• Administrative support: Administrative supervisor on site 24/7; crisis nurse 24/7
• Nursing assistants: 1 CNA per shift
• Physician coverage: Hospitalist on site 24/7; intensivist available via telehealth 24/7
• Respiratory therapy: RTs in the ICU 24/7. Equipment includes ventilators, high-flow, and BiPAP.
• Monitor techs: None. RNs are required to read telemetry strips.

Schedule and Assignment Details

• Shifts: Scheduled by the unit scheduler; shifts can be blocked or grouped together.
• Weekends: As needed; the unit tries to schedule every other weekend, but travelers may be needed to fill gaps.
• Holidays: As needed.
• Call or standby: None
• Orientation: 1 to 2 shifts, depending on experience
• Dress code: Any scrub color, as long as it is clean and professional.

Float Scope

• Will float to telemetry. The unit tries to keep a 1:3 ratio, but the nurse may take a full telemetry assignment.
• May also float to other ICUs in the area.

Application Requirements

• Candidates must provide a permanent address in the submittal to confirm they live outside a 50-mile radius of the facility before profile review.