Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a 13-week travel assignment requiring active KS or compact licensure and ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS certifications.

Details

• Acute care setting in a 10-bed ICU currently reopening
• Nurse to patient ratio of 1:2
• Common diagnoses include abdominal pain, chest pain, fever, cough, dyspnea, headache, injury, extremity pain, and patients on insulin drips
• RNs required to titrate drips including vasopressors, inotropes, sedatives, analgesics, metabolic, and specialized drips
• Hospitalist or intensivist in house and RT coverage in ICU 24/7 with CPAP, BiPAP, high flow, and ventilator equipment
• Tele tech on duty 24/7 monitoring telemetry and ICU patients using GE monitors
• Charge nurse takes a patient assignment and no nurse aides on the unit
• Day shift schedule with self-scheduling and block scheduling options
• Required to self-schedule a minimum of six weekend shifts per six-week schedule
• Holiday coverage required
• Call or standby requirement determined by the nurse manager
• May float to other acuity levels including ICU, PCU/Stepdown, and MS-Tele, and may float within the designated zone if needed
• EPIC EMR used

Requirements

• Active KS or compact RN license required
• Current ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of recent ICU experience required
• Seasoned ICU RNs preferred given this is a reopening unit
• Driver's license copy required for consideration
• Two professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months worked and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years worked, including employment dates and rehire eligibility

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care in a reopening ICU, including drip titration and monitoring of critically ill patients
• Must reside at least 60 miles from the facility to meet residency requirements
• Float radius policy applies, requiring travelers to secure housing that allows floating within the assigned zone
• Navy blue scrubs required
• Unit-specific orientation date and location assigned during orientation week
• Clinicians should plan to be in-state for orientation week even if initial training modules are remote
• Candidates must not have been directly employed by any CommonSpirit-affiliated facility, including CHI or Dignity Health, within the past year, though PRN employment through outside staffing firms is acceptable