Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care - $2,182 per week in Franklin, IN

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: RN (Registered Nurse) Specialty: ICU (Intensive Care Unit) Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12 Hour Nights Hours per Shift: 36 hours per week Experience: Minimum 2 years License: Yes Certifications: ACLS BLS NIHSS Must-Have: 2 years of experience, preferably in an Intensive Care Unit Ability to titrate drips Description: Unit has 12 beds, combining critical care and progressive care. Floating may be required to medical-surgical units if needed, but emergency room floating is only for experienced RNs.

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: RN (Registered Nurse) Specialty: ICU (Intensive Care Unit) Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12 Hour Nights Hours per Shift: 36 hours per week Experience: Minimum 2 years License: Yes Certifications: ACLS BLS NIHSS Must-Have: 2 years of experience, preferably in an Intensive Care Unit Ability to titrate drips Description: Unit has 12 beds, combining critical care and progressive care. Ratios are 1:2 for critical care and 1:3-4 for progressive care. Common diagnoses include sepsis, respiratory distress, overdose, alcohol withdrawal, and diabetic ketoacidosis. RNs are required to titrate drips including Levophed, insulin, dopamine, and heparin. Charge nurse is present each shift with a house supervisor available on nights and weekends. Nurse aids are available on this unit. RNs are responsible for reading cardiac strips. Equipment used includes ventilators, CPAP, and BiPAP. Unit has telemetry capabilities and monitor technicians. Self-scheduling is available with a schedule released for six weeks. There is a weekend requirement of four shifts within a six-week schedule. Holiday requirements include one major and one minor holiday during the contract period. RNs may be placed on call if needed, but there is no outside call requirement. Floating may be required to medical-surgical units if needed, but emergency room floating is only for experienced RNs. Dress code includes navy blue scrubs. General orientation includes one day, followed by one to two days on the unit. Charting is done using the Cerner system. This is an acute care setting with a trauma level of 3.