Job Title: Critical Care Float Pool Registered Nurse
Profession: Registered Nurse
Specialty: ICU
Duration: 15 weeks
Shift: Night
Hours per Shift: 12
Experience: Minimum 2 years of ICU experience
License: Valid nursing license
Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
Must-Have:
- Proficiency with EPIC
- IV start experience
- Telemetry experience
- Ventilator management experience
- Previous travel nursing experience strongly preferred
Description:
Join our Critical Care Float Pool for night shifts with flexibility to meet unit needs as they arise.
Nurses will float to a variety of ICUs based on staffing and patient acuity.
This includes neuro ICU, surgical ICUs, medical ICUs, and cardiology/diagnostics.
Nurses are required to float within units of equivalent or lower acuity.
Candidates must have proficiency in accessing and managing ports, arterial line management, and assisting with chest tube insertion and removal.
Experience with BiPAP/CPAP management and blood product administration is essential.
Candidates must be able to provide care for ventilated patients and manage central lines.
A strong background in managing dysrhythmias and interpreting arterial blood gases is needed.
Candidates should be familiar with high flow nasal cannula use and infection prevention protocols.
Experience with continuous IV sedation, titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips, and monitoring pulmonary artery lines is required.
Successful applicants will work collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams.
Candidates must be adaptable and willing to float throughout various units.
A minimum of every other weekend shift is expected.
All applicants must complete required credentialing processes in a timely manner.
Two professional references are necessary, including at least one from a manager or supervisor.
Candidates must have education from an accredited nursing program.