TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified ICU/Critical Care RN in Grafton, Wisconsin, 53024!
Job Title: Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit
Profession: Nursing
Specialty: Critical Care
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Night Shift
Hours per Shift: 12 hours
Experience: Minimum of 3 years of ICU experience required
License: Registered Nurse License
Certifications: BLS, ACLS; NIHSS preferred
Must-Have: Vent/trach management, invasive line management (art lines, CVP, Swanz), drains, chest tubes, foley management, post-surgical recovery, post-cath experience, CVVH, CRRT. Preferred: cardiovascular and CV surgery experience, IABPs, Impellas.
Description:
This is a Level III Trauma Center with a Level II NICU.
The ICU unit consists of 17 beds.
The average patient load may vary daily.
Common patient diagnoses include:
- General: sepsis, ETOH, IVDA, OD, SI, delirium, GI bleeds, strokes with TPA, ARF, COVID, DKA.
- Surgical: general, open abdominal, orthopedic (total joints), ENT, Client.
No complex neuro cases will be handled in this unit.
Patient ratios are typically 1:2, depending on acuity.
Support within the department includes a CNA during day and night shifts, a receptionist during the day, and a charge nurse who may have patient assignments.
An ICU supervisor is available Monday through Friday, with 24/7 coverage by hospitalists and intensivists.
An ICU-specific pharmacist is available during the day.
The electronic medical record system in use is EPIC.
IV pumps and medication dispensing systems are managed accordingly.
Travelers may float within their scope of practice and below, possibly to intermediate units with a ratio of 1:3, medical-surgical units, emergency departments, and observation units with a ratio of 1:4.
Weekend rotation is expected every other weekend, and holiday expectations include one per contract.
Requests for time off must be approved through management.
The scheduling cycle is created in four-week increments.
Scrub colors are flexible, excluding camo, graphics, logos, or designs.
Sick call policies dictate that more than two calls will prompt a discussion regarding the contract.