Malone Healthcare - Nursing is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
* * RN's - Pass/Fail exam on Friday during orientation. OPEN BOOK exam on skills learned - they are given all necessary resources to pass. Must receive a 90% to pass or they will be terminated * * 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. **Driver's license required at submittal and will be used to determine if candidate is outside 50 miles.** **Fingernail policy: Artificial nails are prohibited in all departments providing patient care- refusal to remove nails will lead to termination of contract Department: ICU RN *Certifications Required: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS - PALS & TNCC preferred* PRESCREEN+AUTO OFFER DKA,stemi,stroke,a fib rvr, COVID, cops exac, pE, light stuff cause they have no GI doctors- sometimes we stabilize to send to Bergan - # of Beds- 16 - Nurse:Patient Ratios- ratio is 1:2, but sometimes stretches to 1:3 will float to a lower level of care which includes PCU and Medsurg. Training provided. - Common diagnoses/Types of patients- Medical ICU- sepsis, resp failure, stroke, MI - How many years’ experience required?- preferred 2 years - Previous travel experience required?- preferred - Experience or 'Must have' skills- ICU experience with experience in drips, vents, bipaps - Are RNs required to titrate drips? - Yes - Common titratable &/or set rate drips- vasopressors, sedation ( levo, neo, cardene, precedex, propofol, etc) - Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift?- Yes - Does the charge nurse take an assignment?- Yes - Are there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit? Ratios? Duties?- No nurse aids - Hospitalist &/or Intensivist in house 24/7? In the ICU 24/7?- Hospitalist 24/7 in house, intensivists in house during day hours and available tele medicine during night - RT in ICU 24/7?- no, shared with ER - RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.) Are RNs required to do anything with these besides trouble shoot?- RT does all adjusting - Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit?- centralized tele monitor techs not located in house - Are RNs required to read their own strips?- Monitor tech will read but nurse but be able to read and verify - What brand are the tele monitors?- draegers - Shifts & Scheduling - 1830-0700. every third weekend - Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling? no self-scheduling. cannot gaurentee block scheduling. A traveler is needed for high need shift. - Weekend Requirements- every third weekend - Holiday Requirements- 4 th of july - Is there a call or standby requirement? no - Floating Requirements- will float to a lower level of care which includes PCU and Medsurg. Training provided. - Scrub Color/Dress Code- navy blue scrubs - How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation- 1 shift for ICU and 1 shift for pcu 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 within the past year RTO needed upfront - Additional RTO will not be approved, including after submissions.
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