ICU RN
Lakewood, Colorado
Saint Anthony Hospital

ICU RN

Overview

• Specialty: ICU
• Location: Lakewood, Colorado
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Nights
• Hours per week: 36
• Unit: ICU
• Beds: 12
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:2

Required Qualifications

• RN license
• BLS (AHA)
• ACLS (AHA)
• NIHSS
• Must be able to titrate drips
• Must be in state for the week of orientation
• Driver’s license must be submitted

Unit Details

• Common patient types include abdominal pain, chest pain, fever, cough, dyspnea, headache, injury, and extremity pain
• Common titratable or set-rate drips include vasopressors, inotropes, sedatives, analgesics, metabolic, and specialized drips
• Charge nurse takes an assignment
• No nurse aides on the unit
• Hospitalist or intensivist in house
• RT in ICU 24/7
• RT equipment includes CPAP, BiPAP, high flow, and vents
• No tele/monitor techs on the unit
• Scrub color: Navy Blue

Scheduling and Float

• Self-scheduling and block scheduling
• Weekend requirement: full-time and part-time employees are expected to self-schedule a minimum of six weekend shifts per six-week schedule
• Holiday requirement: yes
• Call or standby requirement: determined by nurse manager
• Floating: determined by nurse manager; may float within Zone 3 in an extreme need
• Unit-specific orientation details are assigned during the week of orientation
• First to float