ICU RN
Fayetteville, Georgia
Piedmont Fayette Hospital

Registered Nurse – ICU

Overview

• Location: Fayetteville, Georgia
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 12 weeks
• Shift: Night, 3x12-hour shifts (7:00 PM to 7:00 AM), 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Unit: ER Hold - Critical Care
• Weekends: Every other weekend
• On-call: None

Unit Details

• Inpatient hold unit of up to 22 beds embedded in the ED, for admitted ICU, IMCU, or acute care patients waiting for an inpatient bed.
• Mixed-acuity unit (ICU, IMCU, and acute care) with staffing ratios set by acuity. Ratios are 1:1 to 1:3.
• Typical length of stay is under 24 hours, though patients may stay longer during high census. Beds can be assigned in rapid succession.
• Floating is within the facility and scope of practice, as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Georgia
• Minimum of 2 years of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) experience
• Intensive Care Unit (ICU) experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or RQI
• BLS issued by American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or RQI
• NIHSS certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Compliance and Process

• Full compliance is required to start on time. Late compliance pushes the start back 2 weeks because of the biweekly orientation schedule.
• Non-billable orientation hours equal the contract length (for example, 8 hours for an 8-week assignment).
• Candidates are reviewed by the clinical team. If they pass, the manager makes the final decision. Clinical screens are handled case by case.

Holiday Policy

• If one major holiday falls within the assignment, the traveler must work it.
• If two fall within the assignment, the traveler must work both.
• If three fall within the assignment, the traveler must work two.
• Major holidays: Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving/Black Friday (counted as one), Christmas Eve/Christmas Day (counted as one), and New Year's Eve/New Year's Day (counted as one).

Time Off

• Maximum of 7 days of time off per contract.