Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $1,964 per week

Company: CHI St Lukes Health - Baylor St Lukes Medical Cent
Location: Houston
Posted on: October 23, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• BLS, ACLS, NIHSS preferred
  • Job Details
  • # of Beds: 12, TSICU (7CA)
  • Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:2, 1:3 depending on downgrade/acuity/emergency admit (infrequent when staffed)
  • Common diagnoses/Types of patients: mesothelioma, thoracic aortic dissection, esophagectomy, lung decortications SICU overflow including multiple varieties of general surgery
  • Experience or 'Must have' skills: early recognition of change in patient condition, clear communication and escalation with providers, critical thinking skills, CRRT preferred, hemodynamic monitoring, chest tubes, ventilator, various drains/surgical sites
  • Are RNs required to titrate drips? yes
  • Common titratable &/or set rate drips: vasopressin, epinephrine, levophed, heparin, dobutamine, dopamine, versed, hydromorphone, fentanyl, ketamine, nimbex, esmolol, cardene
  • Hospitalist &/or Intensivist in house 24/7? In the ICU 24/7? yes, intensivist on unit days and/or nights, APP's on unit 24/7
  • RT in ICU 24/7? yes
  • RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.): Are RNs required to do anything with these besides trouble shoot? not really
  • Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors? no techs, yes, RN reads strip - Phillips monitors
    • Job Requirements
    • Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS preferred
    • Must have skills: early recognition of change in patient condition, ability to communicate clearly and escalate concerns with providers, possession of critical thinking skills, CRRT preferred
    • Ability to titrate drips is required
      • Schedule Information
      • Original requests made for self-scheduling within reason
      • Team movement to balance schedules on their own
      • Management finalizes the schedule balancing process
      • Weekend Requirements: 4-6 days in 6 weeks depending on coverage
      • Holiday Requirements: please check with management
      • Call or standby requirement: may be flexed off if census is low, standby only if unit closes for low census
      • Floating Requirements: sequence for floating defined
        • Unit Specific Information
        • Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? yes; preference is free charge but depends on staffing, right now taking full assignment
        • Are there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit? Ratios? Duties? intermittent, dependent on census, ratios 1:12 when present. Patient ADL's, blood glucose checks, transport assist
          • Additional Details
          • ACLS, BLS, NIHSS

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