Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a high acuity respiratory care stepdown unit requiring trauma and neuro critical care background with ventilator management experience.

Details

• High acuity Respiratory Care stepdown ICU setting
• 13-week assignment on day shift, 3x12 hours (7:00-19:30)
• Every other weekend required
• Floating required as needed
• Holiday coverage required as needed, including 2 of 3 major holidays (eve and day)
• Patient ratio of 3:1, with a maximum of 4:1 depending on staffing
• No block scheduling requests accommodated
• Travel pairs will not be considered
• Uses Epic EMR

Requirements

• Active FL or Compact RN license required in hand at time of consideration
• Current BLS and ACLS certification via AHA
• NIH Stroke Scale certification required in hand at time of consideration
• Minimum 3 years recent critical care experience with acute/chronically ill patients requiring ventilator support
• Trauma and neuro critical care experience required
• Degree required from an accredited school, or from an FBON-approved institution combined with 2 years of recent, consecutive acute care experience within a US hospital in the past 24 months
• Candidates from Operation Nightingale Schools not accepted
• Epic EMR experience required
• Charge RN, SICU, MICU, trauma, stroke, and Cerner experience preferred

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to high acuity respiratory and ventilator-dependent patients in a stepdown ICU setting
• Smoke-free facility
• Must pass a basic arrhythmia/EKG competency assessment, with a retake required within 24 hours if not passed with 100% on lethal rhythms and 83% or higher overall if needed
• Locals within a 60-mile radius will be considered at a lower rate than travel candidates
• Former Broward Health permanent employees must have a 1-year separation before returning as a traveler
• Proof of vaccination status required with no declinations accepted