Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care - $2,398 per week in Quincy, IL

TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified ICU / Critical Care RN in Quincy, Illinois, 62301!

Pay Information

$2,398 per week

About The Position

Job Title : Registered Nurse

Profession : Nursing

Specialty : Intensive Care Unit

Duration : 13 Weeks

Shift : 12H Days

Hours per Shift : 12

Experience : Minimum of 1 year

License : Required

Certifications :

ACLS

BLS

NIHSS

PALS (Preferred)

Must-Have :

• Experience in Level I or Level II Trauma centers
• Experience in hospitals with 300+ beds
• Experience with CRRT (prismaflex) highly preferred
• Level 2 trauma experience or above

Description :

The unit comprises of a 16-bed Intensive Care Unit, including a Medical Intensive Care Unit and a Surgical Intensive Care Unit.

Nurse-to-patient ratios are typically 1 to 2.

Required skills include titration of drips such as Precedex, pressors, antiarrhythmics, and sedation.

Charge nurses take on assignments, with day shifts commonly being a blend of staff nurse responsibilities.

Night shifts may have a house supervisor with a smaller assignment to assist staff.

There are hospitalists or intensivists available 24 / 7.

Respiratory therapy is also provided in the unit 24 / 7.

Tele-monitor technicians are available to monitor patients, while RNs are required to interpret strips.

Shifts are scheduled as three 12-hour shifts starting at 7 AM.

Weekend requirements include working every other weekend.

Nurses may be expected to float occasionally to other units as help.

The dress code for the unit is black scrubs.

There is a cancellation policy allowing clients to cancel a limited number of shifts without penalty for assignments of specified lengths.

Charting is done using Allscripts - Sunrise.

Candidates should possess adequate skills necessary for the diverse range of diagnoses encountered, including advanced life support interventions and critical care procedures.

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Job Requirements

Required for Onboarding

• ACLS
• BLS
• PALS - AHA
• Pharmacology
• Skills Checklist
• Specialty Exam

About Cynet Health

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