Travel Nurse RN - Float ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $3,068 per week

Planet Healthcare • Bangor, ME, United States • 7h ago

Travel Nurse RN - Float ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $3,068 per week at Planet Healthcare summary:

Travel Nurse RN specializing in critical care for Float ICU positions, providing essential nursing services for multispecialty patients. Responsible for managing care in high-acuity environments, addressing complex conditions such as stroke and trauma while floating between various units including ER and stepdown care. Must hold multiple certifications and possess significant experience in critical care nursing to ensure optimal patient outcomes in a Level II Trauma Center.

Planet Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN Float ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Bangor, Maine.

Job Description & Requirements

Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Discipline: RN
Duration: 26 weeks
48 hours per week
Shift: 12 hours, nights
Employment Type: Travel

About Facility:

Address: 489 State St. Bangor, ME 04401

Level II Trauma Center

Bed: 411

General Information:

Beds: Varies, based on unit

Will you accept a traveler with 1-year experience? No, 2 years

Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes

Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:

Please ask all travelers about charge experience and include in the offer if they have/have not worked in a CRN capacity

Multispecialty Critical Care patients: Medical/Surgical/Cardiac/Neuro/Ortho/Trauma/Interventional

Common diagnoses included but are not limited to: Stroke, ICP monitoring, EVD Drains, spinal precautions, DKA, Sepsis, Multisystem trauma, COVID, STEMI, NSTEMI, Heart failure

ICU Float Pool RNs could float to ER Hold/Obs and care for MedSurg level patients there and Stepdown units – this can happen as often as is needed

Patient Ratios:

1:2, based on acuity. May get 3 rd patient as one is being downgraded

ED Hold/Obs: 1:4-5, dependent on acuity

Required Licensure & Certifications:

BLS, ACLS, PALS, NIHSS

Skills required:

No more than 6 days of RTO (no holidays) is accepted at this time

Neuro and Trauma experience is an absolute must – please decline travelers without this ; Ventilator management, critical care drips/titration, cardiac rhythm interpretation, measuring cardiac strips, drains, chest tubes, hemodynamic lines: art lines/CVP, Stroke experience

Support within the Department:

CNA (Ratio - 1:10 days; 1:10 nights)

Charge nurse

Phlebotomy, shared responsibility with RN

Resource Nurse 0, depending on unit

House Supervisor, 24/7

RT, 24/7

Hospitalist, 24/7

Cardiovascular Surgeon and team for CV surgical patients, 24/7

Intensivist, available for consult 24/7

OT, PT, ST – 0

Technology/Equipment:

EMR: Cerner

IV pumps: Alaris

Medication dispensing: Pyxis

Monitors:

Floating: If yes, where?

This is a float pool position that floats between all levels of care, appropriate to care type – this does include floating into the ED to take ED holds (patients with admission orders) AND/OR ED Observation patients (holding orders but not fully admitted); will include patients within your scope of practice and below; as well as PACU Holds (patients with inpatient orders awaiting a bed)

Orientation:

General hospital orientation followed by a tour by the education department to each floor. They get one shift of orientation and then they are on their own

Scheduling:

Weekend rotation: Every other

Day shift: Sat/Sun

Night shift: Fri/Sat

On call? No

Holiday Expectations: No RTO accepted for Holidays

Approval of RTO: to go through manager

Shift times: see posting

Schedule cycle:

Other notes:

Scrub Color: Any color, must be professional

No crocs with holes

Parking: Free

Award Offer Posted by: Jordan Lasater - 11/8/2024 9:07 AM

Planet Healthcare Job ID #10-334380. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.

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