Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care - $1,879 per week in Macon, GA

Job Title: RN - ICU Profession: Registered Nurse Specialty: Intensive Care Unit Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12hr Day Shift Hours per Shift: 36 hours Experience: Minimum 2 years of ICU RN experience required License: Required license for Registered Nurse Certifications: NIHSS, BLS, and ACLS certification required; CCRN preferred but not required Must-Have: Trach care Chest tube management PIV starts Glucose management Insulin and heparin drip management Monitoring of invasive lines Bedside procedure assistance Description: The ICU RN will care for critically ill patients. Unit-specific equipment features VS3 vital sign monitors, Nova Glucose Stat Strips, Belmont Rapid Infuser, TABLO, PCA pain management, sequential compression devices, and cooling/heating blankets.

Job Title: RN - ICU Profession: Registered Nurse Specialty: Intensive Care Unit Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12hr Day Shift Hours per Shift: 36 hours Experience: Minimum 2 years of ICU RN experience required License: Required license for Registered Nurse Certifications: NIHSS, BLS, and ACLS certification required; CCRN preferred but not required Must-Have: Trach care Chest tube management PIV starts Glucose management Insulin and heparin drip management Monitoring of invasive lines Bedside procedure assistance Description: The ICU RN will care for critically ill patients. The facility has 637 licensed beds and a Level 1 Trauma designation. It serves as a teaching hospital and features a Chest Pain and Stroke Center. The ICU unit has 14 beds and typically maintains a census of 14 patients. Common diagnoses include respiratory failure, renal failure, sepsis, GI bleed, DKA, hypotension, hypertension, stroke, pneumonia, cancer, ARDS, and overdoses. The patient-to-RN ratio is 1:1-2, with a possibility of 3 in rare cases. There is support from CNAs who assist with vital signs, glucose checks, bathing, feeding, ambulating, turning patients, and transporting as needed. There is a unit secretary from 7 AM to 11 PM, with a house-wide call secretary from 11 PM to 7 AM. Most units perform lab collection phlebotomy, but nurses draw from central venous lines. There is a dedicated resource nurse team and RT available 24/7. The technology used includes EPIC EMR, Alaris IV pumps, Pyxis medication dispensing, and Phillips monitors. Unit-specific equipment features VS3 vital sign monitors, Nova Glucose Stat Strips, Belmont Rapid Infuser, TABLO, PCA pain management, sequential compression devices, and cooling/heating blankets. The RN may float to all adult ICU units in-house, including progressive care units.