You’ll need
Certifications
✓BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
Qualifications
✓EPIC experience required
✓Cardiac rhythm interpretation, vent and bipap management, invasive line management, ostomy, general drains, trachs, chest tubes, lumbar drains, IV medication titration
✓Charge nurse
✓Hospitalist 24/7
✓Intensivist 24/7
✓Cardiologist on call 24/7
✓Rapid Response/Code Team
✓EMR: EPIC - required
✓IV Pump: Alaris
✓Med dispensing: Pyxis
✓Floating: If yes, where?
✓Neuro/Trauma/Medical/Cardiac ICU, CCU (cardiac stepdown), PCU/ACC, ED Holding, and anywhere else in the hospital there are ICU or PCU patients
New Washington ICU RN contracts paying $2,900+/wk
Weekly. Verified links and pay changes. No account.
Full employer posting
- Clinical Interviewing? Yes-Then to manager for final approval level
- About Facility:
- Level II Trauma Center
- Level IV NICU
- Beds: 437
- Unit Information:
- Beds: dependent on unit
- Census? Average patients/day?
- Minimum Years of Experience required? 1 year ICU experience
- Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes, if they have strong ICU experience and previous float pool experience
- Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:
- This is a Float Pool position. Candidates will float within TG (and possibly Allenmore) to all ICU, PCU, CCU, and ED holding areas with ICU/PCU patients.
- Neuro, Trauma, Medical, Surgical:
- Sepsis, pneumonia, DKA, DT, multi-system failure, spinal injuries, pre/post cath patients (radial approach), general surgery patients, respiratory compromise, CHF, COPD, GSW, stabbings, MVA, strokes, TBI, spinal surgeries, COVID
- CVICU:
- 24h post-CABG (10/wk.), esophagectomy, TAVR (3/wk.), AAA repair, thoracic and vascular surgeries, post-arrest
- Travelers are note expected to care for fresh post-CABG/TAVR, EVDs, post-TPA, any devices (ECMO, IABP, Impella, hypothermia protocol)
- Patient Ratios:
- ICU: 1:2
- PCU/ACC/CCU: 1:4
- ED holding same ratios depending on level of care
- Required License, National Certification, Certs:
- BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
- Skills required:
- Cardiac rhythm interpretation, vent and bipap management, invasive line management, ostomy, general drains, trachs, chest tubes, lumbar drains, IV medication titration
- EPIC experience required
- Support within the Department:
- Charge nurse
- Hospitalist 24/7
- RT 24/7
- Intensivist 24/7
- Cardiologist on call 24/7
- Phlebotomy
- Rapid Response/Code Team
- Technology/Equipment:
- EMR: EPIC - required
- IV Pump: Alaris
- Med dispensing: Pyxis
- Monitors:
- Unit specific equipment:
- Floating: If yes, where?
- Neuro/Trauma/Medical/Cardiac ICU, CCU (cardiac stepdown), PCU/ACC, ED Holding, and anywhere else in the hospital there are ICU or PCU patients.
- Could float to Allenmore Hospital as needed, around 2.5 miles away. This is not common but is possible. Travelers would be notified in advance if they are needed at Allenmore
- Orientation (facility and unit):
- NEO - 1 day
- 1 shift of unit orientation in ICU
- 1 shift of orientation on like units
- Traveler telemetry competency exam - will take as a part of compliance before arrival
- Scheduling:
- Weekend rotation: every other, but it is possible that there could be some back-to-back weekends (this is rare)
- On call? No
- Holiday Expectations:
- Approval of RTO: ok to approve up to 5 days
- Shift times: 0700-1930, 1900-0730
- Schedule cycle: schedule made in 3-week increments and received 7-10 days prior to schedule beginning
- No self-scheduling, no guarantee of patterned schedule
- Other notes:
- Scrub Color: Any solid color, professional. No graphics, logos, or designs.
- Parking: Free within designated areas
- Must fill out whiteboard, document rounding, give bedside report
- Saline flushes considered medication. Do not leave at the bedside or in scrub pocket
- Do not leave medication unattended
- Document pain before and after giving pain medication (30 minutes for IV, 1 hour for oral)
- Breaks are required
About the role
Candidates will float within TG (and possibly Allenmore) to all ICU, PCU, CCU, and ED holding areas with ICU/PCU patients.