Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - COVID19 - $2,174 per week

TotalMed Staffing is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Hastings, Nebraska.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty : ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline : RN
• Start Date : 11 / 04 / 2024
• Duration : 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift : 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type : Travel

NEW Opportunity! $2173 / wk + $500 Travel Allowance. Day 1 Medical, Vision, and Dental benefits! 401k match available! I also have other positions available! Just let me know what you're looking for!About Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital : Built on a tradition of caring, Mary Lanning Healthcare is in its 100th year of providing quality healthcare for residents of the central Nebraska area.

We continue to grow and expand, working to provide patient-centered care in a positive environment, while implementing some of the newest technologies available.

In addition, the recent Century Project construction propelled your hospital into the future. The project is just another example of how Mary Lanning Healthcare strives to provide the best care possible for central Nebraska now and into the future.

Additional Assignment Details- # Beds : 10 - private beds ICU and PCU are on the same floor.- Nurse : Patient Ratios : 1 : 2 sometimes 1 : 3 if low acuity.

Depending on the census they staff for 15-18 patient on the entire floor (ICU, PCU). Will have at least 2 ICU RNs on shift.

Required Certifications : BLS, ACLS, NIHSS.- Common diagnoses / Types of patients : DKA, COVID, CHF, MVA, CVA, Sepsis, overdose, general medical.

Very rarely have Peds on the floor- they do have Peds RNs that will take them. If Peds patient is vented they will use an ICU RN to run the vent.

• Experience : 1 year experience as long as they have experience with vents.- Need to have experience with : vents, art lines, PICC lines, ports, chest tubes, drains, wounds, ostomies, OG, NG, PPE, identify arrhythmias, Cardioversions, TEEs, post heart cath patients, defibrillator, pain management.
• Are RNs required to titrate drips? : Yes- Common titratable & / or set rate drips : Insulin, levo, cardizem, dopamine, dobutamine, TPA, heparin, Cardizem, amio, lasix, and sedation drips.
• Charge Nurse / House Supervisor? : Charge nurse will take patients House supervisor available in house.- Are there nurse aids on this unit / Ratios : Yes- try to have staff 2 on the floor for 16 patients.
• Hospitalist or Intensivist in house : Hospitalist in house 24 / 7. Intensivist available during day.- RT in ICU 24 / 7 : No, but in house 24 / 7.
• RT Equipment : Vents, CPAP, BiPAP.- Are there Tele / Monitor Techs on this unit? : Tele techs on the unit- RNs are required to read their own strips.

Philips tele monitors.- Shifts & Scheduling : 12 hours 7-7. No self scheduling- will work with travelers on block scheduling (accommodate as much as possible).

Travelers will fill in gaps of first schedule.- Weekend Requirements : Generally every 3rd weekend but may be more based on need- they just ask for flexibility.

Holiday Requirements : Every 3rd holiday- please expect to work one of the winter holidays.- Is there a call or standby requirement?

No requirement. Will only give if they have requested to have their scheduled shift off or if they volunteer to cancel.

• Floating Requirements : Will float to PCU and occasionally MedSurg. Will take a full patient assignment when floating MedSurg 1 : 5-6.
• Scrub Color / Dress Code : Any solid color scrubs- no designs. Natural color hair.- Unit / Department specific orientation : 2 days of department nursing orientation and 1 shift on the floor.

About TotalMed Staffing

TotalMed is a Top Ten, travel nursing and healthcare staffing agency with the mission of igniting purpose in healthcare. The organization staffs nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and other clinicians of all specialties in all 50 states.

They offer local and travel jobs and match caregivers with the right organization to assist both facilities and patients.

As an organization, they focus on putting highly-skilled staff into facilities to ensure adequate staffing for a better patient experience.

TotalMed specializes in recruiting and placing healthcare professionals in travel, PRN, and permanent positions across the country in Nursing and Allied Health.

Throughout 2020, the organization filled roles at even the most short-staffed facilities during the most challenging time in healthcare.

By matching the right travel healthcare professional with the right organization, TotalMed continues to offer a lifeline to facilities and their patients.

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Sick pay
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Referral bonus
• Employee assistance programs
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Benefits start day 1
8 days ago