Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,260 per week at St Alexius Health Williston Medical Center
Williston, ND 58801
About the Job
- ACLS, BLS, PALS certifications are required
Certification Details
- Specialty: ICU RN
- Contract length: 13 weeks
- Experienced RNs with ICU drips, sedation, intubation and management, reading cardiac rhythms, understanding of RT equipment
- No Charge Nurse on each shift
- No nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit
- Hospitalist in house during the day, consult EICU on all ICU patients
- RT Equipment includes Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow
- RNs must read and interpret Tele/Monitor Techs
- Shifts Details: Rotating, 7a-7p, 7p-7a
- Scrub Color/Dress Code: Caribbean Blue
- Orientation: 2-3 shifts
Job Details
- ACLS, BLS, PALS certifications required
- Nurse:Patient Ratios of 1:2
- Experience with common diagnoses like DKA, Sepsis, Respiratory failure, ETOH withdrawal, A fib RVR
- RNs required to titrate drips
- Common titratable or set rate drips: Insulin, diltiazem
- Must have ICU experience or equivalent skills
Job Requirements
- Shifts are rotating 7a-7p and 7p-7a
- Self-scheduling or Block scheduling based on unit needs – staffing assistant to make schedule
- Weekend Requirements: based on unit need
- Holiday Requirements: based on unit need
- Call or standby requirement: No, unless unit is closed
- Floating Requirements: ICU nurses typically do not float unless the unit is closed and they're needed elsewhere
Schedule Information
- # of Beds: 4
- Common diagnoses/Types of patients range from newborns to geriatrics
- Are RNs required to do anything with RT equipment besides troubleshoot: understanding and management of RT equipment is a must
Unit Specific Information
- Previous Travel experience: preferred but not required
- Radius Rule: 50 miles AND candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity
- RTO needed upfront (7 or less days per 13 week contract). Additional RTO will not be approved, including after submissions
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