Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,256 per week

Company: Health Good Samaritan
Location: Kearney
Posted on: February 19, 2025

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• BLS
• ACLS
• NIHSS
  • Job Details
  • A large system in Nebraska/Iowa are looking for Night ICU RN's. Open Heart Trained.
    • Job Requirements
    • Looking for Night ICU RN's.
    • Open Heart Trained.
      • Schedule Information
      • 13 Weeks
      • Every other Weekend/Holiday
      • Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?): 0630-1830, 1830-0630 // Self scheduling for core staff, travelers added in. Unable to guarantee block scheduling
      • Weekend Requirements: Every other
      • Holiday Requirements: Rotating based on weekend group
      • Floating Requirements: Typically to PCU, possibly to MedSurg
      • How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation?: 3 shifts
        • Unit Specific Information
        • # of Beds: 33 beds
        • Average daily census is 16
        • Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:2-3 for adults, 1:2-4 for Peds
        • Common diagnoses/Types of patients: sepsis, post-stent, pacemaker placement, stroke, vascular cases, renal failure, heart failure, respiratory distress
        • Are RNs required to titrate drips?: Yes
        • Common titratable &/or set-rate drips: cardiac, insulin, sedation
        • RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.): Nasal cannula to vent
        • Tele/Monitor Techs: RNs required to read and interpret their own strips
          • Additional Details
          • Department: ICU RN
          • # of Beds: 33 beds, average daily census is 16
          • Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:2-3 for adults, 1:2-4 for Peds
          • Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Adults and Pediatrics, sepsis, post-stent, pacemaker placement, stroke, vascular cases, renal failure, heart failure, respiratory distress
          • Are RNs required to titrate drips?: Yes
          • Common titratable &/or set-rate drips: Any cardiac drip, insulin, sedation
          • Health Support Tech M-F 0800-1630
          • RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.) Are RNs required to do anything with these besides trouble shoot?: Nasal cannula to vent
          • Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors?: RNs required to read and interpret
          • 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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