Travel Nurse RN - ICU/Critical Care - $2,074 per week in Presque Isle, ME

ID : 51584119 Shift : 7P-7A 12Night Description : Asap Start neededSimplifi InterviewsHospital : 140 Academy Street, Presque Isle, MaineBeds : 89 Licensed BedsTeaching FacilityGeneral : 6Minimum experience : 2 yearsWill you accept a first-time traveler?

NoIf they have a lot of clinical experience, and some of it has been in a small unit reach out to Jodi, she sometimes will make exceptions.

Patient Types : It is a multi-acuity unit; travelers will take MSU level patients if there are no ICU patients or you may have a mixture of bothPost-heart Cath, Cardiac (ACS / NSTEMI / CHF), post-surgical, Overdose, Cardiac arrest, Detox patients medical reasons, vents, septic shock, pulmonary edema, end stage COPD, oncology with complicationsSurgeries at the Facility : GI Surgeries, High risk colectomies, Resections, Gastric surgeries for gastroparesis, Vascular, jaw reconstruction, pacemaker insertion, orthopedic (spinal, joint replacement),Bedside Procedures Done : Cardioversion, Trans venous pacing, TEE, intubations, chest tube insertions, para / thoracentesis, central line insertions, epidural insertions, lumbar puncturesThey will teach travelers things they may want to learn (ABGs, U / S guided IVs etc)Patient Ratios : RN - 1 : 2 for acute patients up to 1 : 4 if Med-Surg overflow.

Can have 1 : 3 if two are lower acuity / medical statusNo CNA supportRequired , ACLS, PALS (preferred)Skills ask all travelers about charge experience and include in the offer info if they have / have not worked in a CRN capacityVents (basic understanding including ability to titrate FiO2 and comfortability titrating), traches, drains, chest tubes, IV placement, reading and interpreting cardiac rhythm strips (confirm monitor tech s findings)ABG Collection preferred (willing to train travelers)Familiarity with Chemotherapy (preferred)Support on the Monitor Tech 24 / 7,RT is only on dayshift but can be called in for unstable patients as needed.

For vented patients the only setting the nurse would adjust is the FiO2Intensivist at EMMC available for consult.Hospitalist 24 / 7House SupervisorFlight team in-house as a resource when not on transport.

Charting System : CernerFloating : NoneOrientation : (facility and unit)Two days of hospital orientation2 days with preceptor (1 observing, 1 providing hands on care) rotation : out of 6 weeks they can work up to 4, core staff works every other weekend.

Manager says she will try to be flexible to fit them into that rotation when she can, but this is not guaranteed.Call required : No callHoliday Expectations : as neededRTO requests : Seek manager approvalOther Color : Any color, professionalFree Parking?

YesCulture on the area and hospital are a very welcoming community, everyone makes eye contact and says hello.The hospital staff are a big family, very traveler friendly.

Program Travel Guaranteed Hours : 36 Contract Weeks : 89