Planet Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Wytheville, Virginia.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty : ICU - Intensive Care Unit
- Discipline : RN
- Duration : 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift : 12 hours
- Employment Type : Travel
- Located off I-81, exit 70, at 600 West Ridge Road in Wytheville, Virginia.
- 100-bed facility which has earned the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval.
- The only hospital located in Wythe County and provides care to a primary service area of approximately 36,000 individuals including Wythe and Bland counties
- Employs over 350 full-time personnel and is staffed by over 80 physicians. General Comments Unit Profile Facility Name : Wythe County Community Hospital Floor : ICU (located on 4 th floor of hospital) Trauma Level : Position Information :
- Facility Department / Cost Center : ICU / 6500
- Role (RN, Tech, LPN, PT, etc.) : RN
- Specialty : ICU
- Number of Openings :
- Shift : See title
- Weekly Guaranteed Hours :
- Weekend Hours : yes
- Call Requirements : None
- Required Certifications : BLS, ACLS, PALS
- Years of Experience : >
2 years of ICU
Float Requirements : rotate taking turns to float to all other departments when ICU census is lowAdditional Notes : Unit Information :Number of Beds : 6Patient Ratios : 2 : 1Equipment : Phillips ICU Monitor, Meditech EMR, Baxter IV pumps, bladder scannerEHR : MeditechSupervisor : Wenda Campbell, RN Director of ICUPatient Population e.g. “geriatric, adult, peds, etc.” : geriatric, adult, pediatrics (rarely) Hiring Profile :Must Have Skills / Experience : Ventilator experience (trach and ETT), Titrating sedation drips (Versed, Propofol, Fentanyl) Titrating Vasopressors. Experience with Cardizem and Amiodarone drips. Experience with DKA Insulin drips. CVP Lines, Art Lines (Rarely). Defibrillation and med management during code blue. Cardioversion.Preferred Skillset / Experience : Critical Care experienceCommon Diagnosis / Treatment : Respiratory failure, CHF, Afib RVR, DKA, Overdose, Alcohol Withdrawal, Chronic Vent pts (Trach and peg tubes), Bowel resection post op if need critical care.Personality Fit :Required Education : AS Nursing degree Dress Code :Scrub Color : Any solid colorAny unacceptable attire : No printed srubs, no printed t-shirt’s (Can wear solid T-shirt or one with hospital logo), no pull-over hooded Sweatshirts.Planet Healthcare Job ID #6-894989. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.
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