Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Medical ICU night shift position requiring 2 years of current critical care experience and prior travel assignment history.

Details

• Work in the Medical ICU (MICU) of a cancer hospital and research center
• Care for adult and geriatric patients with oncologic emergencies, COPD, pneumonia, ARDS, GI bleeds, neuromuscular disease, drug overdose, oncologic treatment complications, pulmonary hypertension, autoimmune disorders, and sepsis
• Manage hemodynamically compromised patients requiring mechanical ventilation, pulmonary artery catheter placement, CRRT, arterial pressure monitoring, cardiac monitoring, chest tubes, central venous catheters, chemotherapy administration, clinical trials, and plasmapheresis
• Perform or assist with bronchoscopy and endoscopy procedures for patients with underlying pulmonary and GI conditions
• Patient ratio of 1:2
• 13-week contract on night shift, 3x12-hour shifts from 19:00-7:30
• Rotating D/N schedule possible, with shift assignments reviewed every 4-week scheduling period based on department needs
• Epic EMR experience required

Requirements

• Active OH or compact RN license in hand at time of consideration
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, and NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
• Minimum 2 years of current MICU/critical care experience, consistently worked within the last 12 months
• Prior travel nursing experience required; first-time travelers will not be considered
• Epic charting system experience required
• Skills required: IV starts, ventilator management, arterial line management, central line care, PICC line management, blood product administration, BiPAP/CPAP management, high flow nasal cannula, ABG interpretation, ETT/NT suctioning, continuous IV sedation, procedural sedation monitoring, titration of cardiac and vasoactive drips, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, multisystem organ dysfunction management, and IV insulin protocols
• Education must be from an ACEN or CCNE accredited nursing program
• 2 professional references required, with at least one from a manager, director, or supervisor; charge RN acceptable as second reference; coworker references not accepted

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to complex, hemodynamically unstable ICU patients including oncology-related emergencies
• Complete Ohio fingerprinting process immediately upon signing contract due to strict compliance timelines
• Candidates outside Ohio but within driving distance must travel to an Ohio fingerprinting location promptly after booking; those farther away will receive a mailed fingerprinting packet
• RTO must be submitted with the application and built into the contract, limited to 7 days or less
• Local candidates are accepted at the same pay rate
• Former employees of the facility are eligible for travel assignments only after 6 months away from the facility
• Current employees of the health system are ineligible for travel assignments at any of its Ohio hospital locations