You’ll need
Certifications
✓ACLS and BLS; TNCC a plus
✓Pathways to Excellence Certified
✓Certified Stroke Center
✓Certified Chest Pain Center
✓Many staff members are nationally certified, including managers
Qualifications
✓Dress Code : (Required uniform)
Benefits
Flexible scheduling
Rapides Regional Medical Center
97open roles
375beds
New Louisiana ICU RN contracts paying $1,650+/wk
Weekly. Verified links and pay changes. No account.
Full employer posting
- Hospital: Rapides Regional Medical Center Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Unit Name: Medical ICU Building: South Tower Cost Center: 65073 General Information Unit Specifics:
- Number of Beds : 26
- Patient Ratios : 2:1
- Unit staffing description: RNs and Unit secretary/COVID runner. Total care is provided by RNs.
- Type of equipment: Ventilators, Alaris IV pumps, Balloon pumps, ventriculostomy drains, glucometers. Use of iMobile phones and technology by all staff in the hospital. PPE- includes mask, face shields, goggles, PAPRs and hoods for our COVID-19 patients.
- Documentation system: Meditech using EBCD (Evidence Based Clinical Documentation)
- Scheduling
- All nursing shift are twelve hours from 7 to 7; every other weekend. Holiday requirements
- Floating policy: Nursing staff will float to other Medical-Surgical Units in the hospital as needed with priority focus on pulling to Intensive Care Units.
- Patient Experience
- rounding, bedside hand-off reporting, completion of My Care Board during hand-off report; use of AIDET with a focus on compassionate connected care. Hospital Specifics-
- Pathways to Excellence Certified
- Working toward Magnet status
- Certified Stroke Center
- Certified Chest Pain Center
- Level II Trauma Center Hiring profile Requested Skill Set: Must have : Must be willing to care for COVID-19 patients, ICU experience, Positive attitude, flexibility, teamwork, desire for excellence, self-motivated, good communication and people skills, ability to work in a diverse environment. Advanced skills needed: Ventilator management, critical care drip knowledge, thorough and accurate assessment skills, and proficient knowledge with cardiac, neuro, and respiratory systems, and Don and Doff of PPE. Procedures performed on unit: Intubations, cardioversions, ventriculostomy drain placement and management, IABP management, continual renal replacement therapy (CRRT), proning of patients. Certifications Required: ACLS and BLS; TNCC a plus Dress Code : (Required uniform)
- Ceil blue scrubs
- White or ceil blue scrub jacket optional
- If working with COVID patients, green surgery scrubs will be provided upon arrival to unit. Unit Guidelines/Policies : Please attach unit specific policies and guidelines.
- Awards/Recognition:
- HCA Unit of Distinction winner of top 10% and 5%. Finished overall #2 ranked ICU in HCA in 2019.
- Quality measures are highly maintained Any additional information that would entice a worker to select your unit for their assignment: Consider items such as new equipment or technology, tenure and experience of staff, schedule options, etc.
- Many staff members are nationally certified, including managers
- Several highly tenured nursing staff
- Self-scheduling within certain guidelines
- iMobile technology
- This unit cares for ICU COVID-19 patients
About the role
Type of equipment: Ventilators, Alaris IV pumps, Balloon pumps, ventriculostomy drains, glucometers. Use of iMobile phones and technology by all staff in the hospital. PPE- includes mask, face shields, goggles, PAPRs and hoods for our COVID-19 patients.