Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $1,938 per week
Company: Chandler Regional Medical Center
Location: Chandler
Posted on: October 18, 2024
Job Description:
- Certification Details
- Active BLS, ACLS, NIHSS and AZ license or compact license.
- Required Certifications for ICU: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS.
- Surgical ICU - Trauma Neuro Surgery
- Job Details
- THIS POSITION REQUIRES A FULL 3 YEARS OF ICU EXPERIENCE TO BE
CONSIDERED. The right candidate will have 3 full years of current
ICU experience.
- Travelers could also float to the sister facility Mercy
Gilbert, if needed.
- Typically, every other weekend is required but might have to
work 3 weekends a month if unit is busy and needs extra
coverage.
- Flexibility is a must.
- Travelers must pass a dysrhythmia exam upon offer with 2 max
attempts.
- There is also a pass/fail Sim Lab on Day 1 of orientation
(study guides will be provided with the first day
instructions).
- COVID vaccine is required or declination form with appropriate
documentation AND hospital approval.
- Job Requirements
- 3 years of ICU experience.
- Active BLS, ACLS, NIHSS and AZ license or compact license.
- TNCC is preferred.
- Travelers must pass a dysrhythmia exam with 2 max
attempts.
- Pass/fail Sim Lab on Day 1 of orientation.
- Schedule Information
- Shifts & Scheduling: Self scheduling. Manager may need to
balance shifts for unit needs.
- Weekend Requirements: 3 weekend shifts in a 4 week schedule.
Nightshift weekends are Friday - Saturday. Dayshift are Saturday -
Sunday.
- Holiday Requirements: May have 1 holiday off in an
assignment.
- No additional call/standby shifts required. However, may be low
censused up to 3 times per contract depending on unit needs.
- Unit Specific Information
- # Beds: 32 in Surgical ICU, 36 in Medical Cardiac unit + 12 bed
overflow unit.
- Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:2, 1:1
- Charge Nurse: Yes, do not take patients.
- Are there nurse aids on this unit: no, only used for sitters
and as Health Unit Secretary.
- Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: Yes, 24/7.
- RT in ICU 24/7: Yes.
- No monitor techs on unit, RN required to interpret own strip.
GE monitors.
- Unit/Department specific orientation: 1-2 days
- Floating Requirements: Float to tele with a 1:3 or 1:4 ratio as
needed.
- Additional Details
- Experience must also include EITHER neuro or CV.
- UNA Dysrhythmia Exam required 24-48 hrs PRIOR TO ACCEPTANCE of
a position.
- Surgical ICU - Trauma Neuro Surgery
- Common diagnoses/Types of patients include: Level 1 trauma
Center, Falls, GSW, blunt trauma, MVAs, trauma patients over age of
15.
- Will validate skills for trauma, neuro and specialty devices as
needed.
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