Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care - $1,894 per week in Macon, GA
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Macon, GA
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SALARY
$1,894–$1,894
SKILLS
Administrative Skills, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), Cerebral Vascular Accident, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Critical Care, Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN), Emergency Nursing, Hospital, Intensive Care, Nursing, Operational Support, Pain Management, Patient Care, Registered Nurse (RN), Respiratory Therapy, Telemetry, Training/Teaching, Unit Secretary
LOCATION
Macon, GA
POSTED
2 days ago
Job Title: RN - ICU Profession: Registered Nurse Specialty: Intensive Care Unit Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Night Shift Hours per Shift: 12 hours Experience: Minimum of 2 years ICU RN experience required License: Required License Certifications: NIHSS, BLS, ACLS certification required; CCRN preferred but not required Must-Have: Skills in trach care, chest tube management, PIV starts, glucomander, insulin drips, heparin drips, vasoactive medications, invasive lines management, and bedside procedures Description: Registered Nurse in the Intensive Care Unit. Facility has 637 licensed beds. Level 1 Trauma Designation. Teaching hospital with Chest Pain and Stroke Center designations. Unit has 14 beds with a patient census of 14. Patient types include medical ICU patients. Common diagnoses include respiratory failure, renal failure, sepsis, GI bleed, DKA, hypotension, hypertension, stroke, pneumonia, cancer, ARDS, and overdoses. Experience with chronic ventilators and trach patients is required. Position involves managing hemodynamically unstable patients requiring invasive monitoring and close observation. Patient ratios are RN: 1:1-2, with rare cases of 3 patients. CNA assistance is available for patient care duties. Unit has a unit secretary for operational support. A resource nurse is available for additional support. Respiratory therapy is available 24/7. Hospitalist and intensivist services are also available 24/7. Central telemetry monitoring is provided. Technology includes EPIC for EMR, Alaris for IV pumps, and Philips for patient monitors. Unit-specific equipment includes vital sign monitors, glucose stat strips, rapid infuser, PCA pain management devices, and sequential compression devices. Floating to all adult ICU units may be required. The unit culture is busy but emphasizes teamwork.
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