Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,285 per week at Tact Staff
Ranson, WV 25438
About the Job
Tact Staff is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Ranson, West Virginia.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: ASAP
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours
- Employment Type: Travel
Submission Requirements:
Can only submit to 1 position at a time across the entire WVU system
Drivers license address must be outside 50 miles from the facility
Previous perm candidates must be gone for 2 years
Previous travelers there for 1 full year must be gone for 2 years
Individual unit requirements listed in pulse apply.
Travel teams must be submitted together in 1 email
We are only permitted to submit 2 candidates per opening, if the position is at max, we will hold on to the submission if a spot opens up
*ALL SUBMITTALS MUST INCLUDE A UNEXPIRED COPY OF THE CANDIDATES DRIVES LICENSE*
Please send the information below with submittals. This information is required and used to enter the traveler into their Workday system only and is not used to screen candidates.
First, Middle, last name:
Gender:
DOB:
Full Address:
Phone Number:
Email Address:
COVID VACCINE REQUIRED: Fully vaccinated means either 2 shots of Moderna or Pfizer or 1 shot of J&J; If a traveler wants to decline based on a Medical or Religious reason, please have them fill out the appropriate Exemption Form and email it to the address on the form. These should be done ASAP as they have to go through a council to be approved or denied
Unit SCU/Telemetry (Cost Center - 20)
# beds Total of 10-beds (5 ICU & 5 Telemetry)
Certs BLS, ACLS, PALS are Required NIHSS would be a PLUS!
Ratios 1:3-5 depending on the acuity
EMR EPIC
Charge Nurse/House Supervisor No charge nurse at this time, but once they re-establish them on the units they will take a patient assignment (lighter-load)
Nurse Aides 1 PCT with ratios 1:10 They lose a tech at 3 pm then the night tech comes in from 7p - 7a
Weekend Requirement 4 weekend shifts in a 4-week schedule. Nights is Fri/Sat, Days is Sat/Sun
Holidays Work into the perm staff holiday rotation schedule
Scrub Color Navy Blue - Traveler must provide their own scrubs - Must be neat & clean. Jackets are allowed, but no sweat jackets/hoodies. Jackets can be navy, grey, or black. Hair must be natural hair color - no pink/purple/blue. Excessive or distasteful tattoos must be covered.
Tele/Monitor Techs Phillips Cardiac Monitors. They have monitor techs in the ICU at the nurses station. Monitors in the 5 ICU rooms are hard-wired. They also have 7 Tele packs but are expanding to 16 Tele packs 5/2021
Drips Yes
Vents Vents, Bipap, Cpap, & High-Flow
Hospitalist or Intensivist in house Hospitalist in-house 7 am - 5 pm, then a family medicine resident covers after hours
IV Team No IV Team
RT 24/7 Yes - RT is in-house 24/7
Pharmacy 24/7 Pharmacy is not in-house 24/7 but they work with pharmacy to have 'kits' developed for high frequency drips. Can also reach out to the pharmacy at Berkeley as a resource if needed
Shifts 12-hour shifts: 7am - 7 pm/7pm - 7am. Travelers are not allowed to self-schedule. They are here to serve the needs of the unit; however, they will accommodate block schedules as long as the needs of the unit are met
Floating Travelers would be required to float to MedSurg w/ full assignment (ratios 1:5-6); however, floating is rare but it could happen
Floor specific orientation 1 Shift on the unit with a preceptor
Common diagnosis / Types of patients Any patient vented to surgical. Everything from trauma to bowel obstructions, COPD, Vented OD's, COVID, etc. The SCU/Tele unit has been the COVID unit w/ an average daily census of 9 patients
Additional Notes Candidates MUST have a positive attitude & willingness to work
Tact Medical Staffing Job ID #485646. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse - ICU
About Tact Staff
Our nurses choose Tact assignments because it provides the opportunity to take on new challenges in their careers while they travel across the United States and gain enriching experiences on a professional and personal level.
Our dedicated team of staffing consultants will work with you and be your advocate as you choose to embark on new assignments. Our team is committed to providing our nurses and allied professionals with the most rewarding healthcare assignments and choices at primer healthcare institutions nationwide. Let us handle the details; you choose the job and location that are right for you.
Be Adventurous, Make a Difference, Travel with Tact.
Be Adventurous - Becoming a travel nurse or allied professional is not only a professional adventure, but a personal adventure as well. It is an opportunity to challenge yourself, to explore a new place, and try amazing food...
Make a Difference - Nurses and allied professionals make such a huge difference in so many lives. The care and compassion you show to your patients, does not go unnoticed. We know how important your jobs is, which is why we take our job as recruiters so seriously. Being able to place nurses and allied professionals in hospitals, where you are doing something as crucial as saving lives, is something we feel thankful to be able to do.
Travel with Tact - From the moment we receive your resume we begin trying to build a relationship with you. We know the importance of becoming your friend, before becoming your recruiter. Building friendly, yet professional relationships allows us to discover what you truly want... and don't want in a travel assignment.
