Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,089 per week

Company: CHI Health Good Samaritan
Location: Kearney
Posted on: September 23, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
• Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
  • Job Details
  • A large system in Nebraska/Iowa are looking for Night ICU RN's. 13 Weeks, Every other Weekend/Holiday. Open Heart Trained.
    • Job Requirements
    • Looking for night ICU RN's with BLS, ACLS, NIHSS certification.
    • WILL NOT APPROVE BLOCKED SCHEDULING OR SAME SCHEDULE/SHIFTS, MUST BE FLEXIBLE AND WILLING TO FLOAT AND WORK WHEN NEEDED.
    • RNs are required to titrate drips.
    • # of Beds: 33 beds, average daily census is 16
    • - Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:2-3 for adults, 1:2-4 for Peds
    • - Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Adults and Pediatrics, sepsis, post-stent, pacemaker placement, stroke, vascular cases, renal failure, heart failure, respiratory distress
    • - Are RNs required to titrate drips?: Yes
    • - Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Any cardiac drip, insulin, sedation
    • - Are there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit? Ratios? Duties?: Health Support Tech M-F 0800-1630
    • - RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.) Are RNs required to do anything with these besides trouble shoot?: Nasal cannula to vent
    • - Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors?: RNs required to read and interpret
    • - Floating Requirements: Typically to PCU, possibly to MedSurg
    • - How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation?: 3 shifts
      • Schedule Information
      • Shifts & Scheduling: 0630-1830, 1830-0630 / Self scheduling for core staff, travelers added in. Unable to guarantee block scheduling
      • Weekend Requirements: Every other
      • Holiday Requirements: Rotating based on weekend group
        • Unit Specific Information
        • # of Beds: 33 beds, average daily census is 16
        • - Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:2-3 for adults, 1:2-4 for Peds
        • - Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Adults and Pediatrics, sepsis, post-stent, pacemaker placement, stroke, vascular cases, renal failure, heart failure, respiratory distress
        • - Are RNs required to titrate drips?: Yes
        • - Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Any cardiac drip, insulin, sedation
        • - Are there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit? Ratios? Duties?: Health Support Tech M-F 0800-1630
        • - RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.) Are RNs required to do anything with these besides trouble shoot?: Nasal cannula to vent
        • - Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors?: RNs required to read and interpret
        • - Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?): Self scheduling for core staff, travelers added in. Unable to guarantee block scheduling
        • - Floating Requirements: Typically to PCU, possibly to MedSurg
        • - How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation?: 3 shifts
          • Additional Details
          • Radius Rule: 50 miles AND candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity.
          • RTO needed upfront (7 or less days per 13 week contract). Additional RTO will not be approved, including after submissions.
          • Entered on: 12/2/2023
          • 12 hr nights

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