Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: Nursing
Specialty: Medical Intensive Care Unit
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Night
Hours per Shift: 12
Experience: Minimum 1 year in specialty area
License: Must have state license in hand
Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
Must-Have:
- Epic charting experience required
- Must be over 75 miles from facility to qualify for position
- Weekend requirements: Every other weekend
Description:
MUST HAVE STATE LICENSE IN HAND.
Looking for Registered Nurses specializing in MICU.
Shift consists of four 12-hour night shifts from 19:00 to 07:00.
Experience in managing patients with complex conditions such as sepsis, ARDS, renal failure, and multi-organ failure is essential.
Responsibilities include interpretation and management of dysrhythmias, central line care, and continuous IV sedation.
Nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:2, with occasional 1:1 based on patient acuity.
The unit cares for patients experiencing respiratory failure, cardiac arrest, and acute stroke management.
Additional skills include arterial line management, continuous IV paralytics, and pre/post hemodialysis management.
Interdisciplinary support is available from various healthcare teams.
The unit has a daily census of 16 patients with a total of 18 beds.
Candidates should be adaptable and prepared to float to other areas as needed.
Nursing staff will work with advanced equipment including CRRT, IABP, and ECMO.