Registered Nurse/ICU

Cross posting for #3439846

### RTO after booking is NOT allowed and is NOT allowed to be worked out onsite. Any call offs or additional RTO on unit, could possibly turn into a Cancel and DNR ###

***NO BLOCK SCHEDULING***
*Runs more like an ICU. Strong drip experience is a must.

REQUIRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP:
Minimum Years of Experience: 2 yrs of Experience Needed
Traveler Experience: Accepts 1st time travelers.
Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: Yes
REQUIRED Skills: must have experience with arterial lines and titrating vasoactive drips, PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown, Telemetry, Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, Telemetry - on the unit monitoring, Use of Rapid Response Teams, IV insulin protocols, Blood Product Administration, Central line care/management, Peripheral Line Care/Management, PICC line management, Heparin Protocols, CVA, Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleur-evac, External CPAP/BIPAP, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Nasal Cannula, Non-invasive airway management, Tracheostomy Management, Isolation Precautions
REQUIRED: ACLS, BCLS, NIH certifications, as well as, experience with IV start, telemetry and conscious sedation.

JOB DETAILS:
-Target Ratios: 1:3-4.
Unit will accept 13 week length or longer, through 2/27 end date.
*36 or 48 Hours can be offered.
-12 HR NIGHTS
***RTO: 7 days MAX for Aya Auto Offer***
***NO BLOCK SCHEDULING***
-Float Requirement: Floating required as needed to sister unit which is an ICCU also.
-Weekend Requirement: Weekend Requirement: EVERY OTHER WEEKEND.

PATIENT DIAGNOSES: Client:18 with 20 Beds. ICU stepdown. Post rapid response team patients, respiratory distress, unstable hemodynamics, withdrawal, GI bleeds, post-op: GYN, GU, GI, thoracotomies, neuro, ortho surgeries. Pre/post OB with complications (Pitocin).
Patient age from adolescent, adult, geriatric.

SPECIAL PROCEDURES/UNIT DETAILS: Only one pressor drip per patient, any more and they're transferred to ICU.
Cardizem, Nitro, Precedex, Cardene, Levophed, Dopamine, Dobutamine, Neo drips given on unit.

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT: Bedside telemetry monitors with remote backup. Nurses must be able to recognize and treat dysrhythmias. A-lines, BIPAP's, chest tubes, trach's, there are no vents on unit.

UNIT SYSTEMS: Pyxis and Epic

SCHEDULING TYPE: NM creates schedule; ***NO BLOCK SCHEDULING***

SCRUBS: Navy, White or a combination of the two

***INTERNAL NOTES***
***Hospital Orientation week one; traveler must be available for classes each day***
***Must pass EKG Testing prior to start for this specialty***Facility Name: *** Forsyth Medical Center Rapid Response

Unit: ***

Shift:Night 3x12-Hour (18:45 - 07:15)

Overtime Multiplier: 40 total hours in 1 week : 1%

Double Time Multiplier: None

Charge Nurse: ***

On Call: ***

Call Back: 1%

Holiday: 1%

Observed Holidays: New Year's Day: Falls Within: 7:00 PM day before - 7:00 AM day after
Labor Day: Falls Within: 7:00 PM day before - 7:00 AM day after
Independence Day: Falls Within: 7:00 PM day before - 7:00 AM day after
Memorial Day: Falls Within: 7:00 PM day before - 7:00 AM day after
Thanksgiving: Falls Within: 7:00 PM day before - 7:00 AM day after
Christmas: Falls Within: 7:00 PM day before - 7:00 AM day after

Holiday Comments: None