Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $1,739 per week

Tact Staff is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Alexandria, Louisiana.

Job Description & Requirements

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

Hospital : Rapides Regional Medical Center Location : Alexandria, Louisiana Address : 211 4 th Street Unit Name : Medical ICU Building : South Tower Cost Center : 65073 General Information Unit Specifics : · Number of Beds : 26 · Patient Ratios : 2 : 1 · Unit staffing description : RNs and Unit secretary / COVID runner.

Total care is provided by RNs. · Type of equipment : Ventilators, Alaris IV pumps, Balloon pumps, ventriculostomy drains, glucometers.

Use of iMobile phones and technology by all staff in the hospital. PPE- includes mask, face shields, goggles, PAPR’s and hoods for our COVID-19 patients.

Documentation system : Meditech using EBCD (Evidence Based Clinical Documentation) · Scheduling requirements : All nursing shift are twelve hours from 7 to 7;

every other weekend. Holiday requirements · Floating policy : Nursing staff will float to other Medical-Surgical Units in the hospital as needed with priority focus on pulling to Intensive Care Units.

Patient Experience requirements : Hourly rounding, bedside hand-off reporting, completion of My Care Board during hand-off report;

use of AIDET with a focus on compassionate connected care. Hospital Specifics- · Pathways to Excellence Certified · Working toward Magnet status · Certified Stroke Center · Certified Chest Pain Center · Level II Trauma Center Hiring profile Requested Skill Set : Must have : Must be willing to care for COVID-19 patients, ICU experience, Positive attitude, flexibility, teamwork, desire for excellence, self-motivated, good communication and people skills, ability to work in a diverse environment.

Advanced skills needed : Ventilator management, critical care drip knowledge, thorough and accurate assessment skills, and proficient knowledge with cardiac, neuro, and respiratory systems, and Don and Doff of PPE.

Procedures performed on unit : Intubations, cardioversions, ventriculostomy drain placement and management, IABP management, continual renal replacement therapy (CRRT), proning of patients.

Certifications Required : ACLS and BLS; TNCC a plus Dress Code : (Required uniform) · Ceil blue scrubs · White or ceil blue scrub jacket optional · If working with COVID patients, green surgery scrubs will be provided upon arrival to unit.

Unit Guidelines / Policies : Please attach unit specific policies and guidelines. · Awards / Recognition : · HCA Unit of Distinction winner of top 10% and 5%.

Finished overall #2 ranked ICU in HCA in 2019. · Quality measures are highly maintained Any additional information that would entice a worker to select your unit for their assignment : Consider items such as new equipment or technology, tenure and experience of staff, schedule options, etc.

Many staff members are nationally certified, including managers · Several highly tenured nursing staff · Self-scheduling within certain guidelines · iMobile technology · This unit cares for ICU COVID-19 patients

Tact Medical Staffing Job ID #493033. 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.

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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.

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Building friendly, yet professional relationships allows us to discover what you truly want... and don't want in a travel assignment.