Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,152 per week at Epic Travel Staffing

Epic Travel Staffing is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Presque Isle, Maine.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/11/2024
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Opportunities

Epic Travel Staffing is hiring a Travel RN - ICU
Shift: Nights / 7p-7a, 12x3, 36 hrs per week
Length: 13 weeks
Holiday Expectations: as neededWeekend rotation: out of 6 weeks they can work up to 4, core staff works every other weekend
Requirements:

• ME License
• 2 years experience
• Vents (basic understanding including ability to titrate FiO2 and comfortability titrating), traches, drains, chest tubes, IV placement, reading and interpreting cardiac rhythm strips (confirm monitor tech’s findings)
• BLS
• ACLS
• PALS preferred
• ABG Collection preferred
• Familiarity with Chemotherapy preferred

Other details:

• Will you accept a first-time traveler? No
• If they have a lot of clinical experience, and some of it has been in a small unit reach out to Jodi, she sometimes will make exceptions.

Beds: 6
It is a multi-acuity unit; travelers will take MSU level patients if there are no ICU patients or you may have a mixture of both
Post-heart Cath, Cardiac (ACS/NSTEMI/CHF), post-surgical, Overdose, Cardiac arrest, Detox patients – medical reasons, vents, septic shock, pulmonary edema, end stage COPD, oncology with complications
Surgeries at the Facility: GI Surgeries, High risk colectomies, Resections, Gastric surgeries for gastroparesis, Vascular, jaw reconstruction, pacemaker insertion, orthopedic (spinal, joint replacement),
Bedside Procedures Done: Cardioversion, Trans venous pacing, TEE, intubations, chest tube insertions, para/thoracentesis, central line insertions, epidural insertions, lumbar punctures
They will teach travelers things they may want to learn (ABGs, U/S guided IVs etc)
Patient Ratios:
RN - 1:2 for acute patients up to 1:4 if Med-Surg overflow.
Can have 1:3 if two are lower acuity/medical status
No CNA supportSupport on the Unit:
Telemetry Monitor Tech 24/7,
RT is only on dayshift but can be called in for unstable patients as needed.
For vented patients the only setting the nurse would adjust is the FiO2
Intensivist at EMMC available for consult.
Hospitalist 24/7
House Supervisor
Flight team in-house as a resource when not on transport.
Charting System: CernerScrub Color: Any color, professional
Free Parking? Yes
Units: Critical Care- ICU

Epic Travel Staffing:

• Day 1 health insurance coverage and comprehensive benefits options
• 401(k) matching program
• Weekly direct deposit
• Concierge state licensing program for RN and other healthcare modalities in multiple states, including CA
• Industry leading allowances and reimbursements
• Referral program with cash bonuses and additional perks
• Exclusive job openings - Only at Epic
• Epic Elite Program - Priority status at top facilities and exclusive loyalty bonuses
• Epic Staffing Group provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, housing, age, disability, or genetics.
• We will consider all qualified applicants for employment, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable federal, state, and local laws.

By applying for this position, you agree that anycalls from Epic Staffing Group and its subsidiaries may be monitored orrecorded for training and quality assurance purposes.

Please note that all pay rates are estimates. Weekly gross pay is based on qualifications and experience. Rate applies to travel positions only (50+ miles from permanent address).

Epic Travel FKA Emerald Staffing Group, Nursing Job ID #898511. Pay package is based on 12.0 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: travel nurse (rn) icu (intensive care unit)

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