Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care - $2,111 per week in Chattanooga, TN
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SALARY
$2,111–$2,111
SKILLS
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Cardiology, Code Blue, Critical Care, Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN), Emergency Response, Intensive Care, Medical Treatment, Medications, Nursing, Pumps, Registered Nurse (RN), Time Management
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Chattanooga, TN
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TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified ICU/Critical Care RN in Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37404!
Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: Nursing
Specialty: Intensive Care Unit
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Night
Hours per Shift: 12
Experience: Minimum 2 years
License: Current RN License
Certifications: ACLS, BLS; CCRN preferred
Must-Have:
- Cardiac critical care experience
- Ability to care for post open heart patients a minimum of 1 to 2 days postoperatively
- Experience with Impella heart pump and CRRT preferred
Description:
The unit has 12 beds with standard ICU patient ratios of 1 RN to 2 patients, unless there is higher or lower acuity.
Staffing includes a dayshift secretary and primary RN staffing.
The unit is equipped with standard critical care equipment, including Impella and Hemosphere advanced monitoring platform.
The documentation system used is Meditech.
Participation in scheduling is required, with a minimum of 3 weekend shifts per month.
Block scheduling is not guaranteed.
Staff may be asked to float to other units as needed.
Nurses are expected to explain care and medications clearly and treat patients with courtesy and respect.
Timely response to call lights is necessary.
Certified critical care staff respond to rapid and code blue situations.
Procedures performed on the unit include intubations, CRRT, and hemodynamic monitoring.
The required dress code is navy scrubs.
Designated critical care staff respond to emergencies and codes.
Traveling staff are subject to float as necessary.