Travel RN Critical Care ICU Nights

**NO FLU EXEMPTIONS WILL BE MADE for Travelers**

**please only submit if traveler scores themselves on 3 or 4s on the below**
experience with vascular surgery population, as that is our heavy population
AAA repair
Carotid endartectomy
Fem- pop bypass and similar surgeries
Thrombectomy
experience with carotids, pneumonectomy, post thoracic surgery
experience with evar, intra aortic balloon pump, TAVR

Ratios: 1:2-3 for Unit patients, 1:4-5 for step-down acuity
Years of Experience REQ: 2 as RN, 1 travel
First-timers Accepted: Y/N: N
Weekend REQ: Every other
Certs REQ: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
Is on-call REQ? N
Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs? Y
Open to accommodating block schedule? Open to discussion, cannot promise
Locals accepted: 65 mile rad. restriction
Pending License accepted? no
RTO Restrictions: will review case by case
Guaranteed Hours: per facility standard
Special Requirements: need surgical and cardiac experience
**must stay within 30 minutes of facility in case of emergency**

This is a mixed acuity unit
Job details: Can float to stepdown
Max ratio is 1:4- 1:5 and as low as 1:2, varying on the acuity of the patient.
BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
Travel exp. required

Assessment tools: Stroke signs/symptoms competency (ex. BE-FAST)
NIHSS Certified (current certificate on file, obtained w/in 2 years of start date)
Bedside Dysphagia screening competency (on file)
Minimum 1-year experience working in a certified stroke center critical care unit**preferred
Familiar with current Stroke guidelines and performance measures for Acute Ischemic and Hemorrhagic strokes

State licensure : KY/Compact in hand
Meditech experience preferred
65 mile radius restriction – No Locals 

Travel exp. required

The Critical Care Registered Nurse assumes responsibility and accountability for the application of the nursing process and the delivery of patient care in a variety of critical care settings. Consistently performs according to nursing standards and is accountable in managing patient care and assisting others in the management of patient care. Responsibilities include monitoring, assessment, vital sign monitoring, ventilator management, medication administration, intravenous insertion and infusion, central line care, catheters, and maintenance of a running record of the patient’s status. The Critical Care RN must be prepared at all times to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other lifesaving measures for the patients in their care.

 Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care
• Assesses signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychosocial changes in the patient’s condition
• Collects, documents, analyzes, and interprets data and other information from healthcare team members
• Communicates nursing interventions, expected outcomes and the time frames for expected completion to other members of the hospital health care team
• Functions as a resource to the health care team members in planning for patient’s discharge
• Documents the patient’s plan of care using identified nursing diagnoses, expected patient outcomes, and selected nursing interventions
• Provides a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment
• Initiates and evaluates patient and/or family education
• Compares expected and actual outcomes of care and identifies deviation from the plan of care
• Adheres to facility/client policies, procedures and protocols at all times
• Performs other duties as assigned/necessary

Minimum Requirements: 

• Current Registered Nurse License for the state in which the nurse practices
• One year of critical care experience is preferred
• Minimum of one year acute or critical care experience preferred
• Current BLS card; current ACLS/PALS card (per facility requirement)
• Complies with all relevant professional standards of practice 
• Participation and completion of Amergis’ Competency program when applicable
• TB Questionnaire, PPD or chest x-ray if applicable 
• Current Health certificate (per contract or state regulation) 
• Must meet all federal, state and local requirements 
• Successful completion of new hire training as applicable to job site 
• Understand patient confidentiality and HIPAA requirements  
• Ability to effectively elicit/provide information to and from appropriate individuals (including, but not limited to, supervisors, co-workers, clients) via strong communication skills; proficiency in the English language is required  
• Computer proficiency required 
• Must be at least 18 years of age