Unit Notes
- Hiring Process: Candidate Interview Interview with MedSol Clinical Team- No Unit Manager involvement
- Radius: 60 MILES, DL must be submitted
- Floating roles: Travelers are expected to float throughout the zone they are hired into. Each zone covers a 60 mile radius from the zone's city center which is where the 60 mile verbiage comes into play. The traveler is responsible for obtaining housing that makes this feasible as the requirement to float throughout the full 60 mile zone applies regardless of where the traveler obtains housing.
- Week of orientation: Please ensure clinicians are in state for week of orientation even if first day modules are remote
THIS IS LOCATED in ZONE 5 - The Facilities in this Zone are too far a part so THEY WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO FLOAT! Only if there's an extreme need they would ask them to float within Zone 5: Mercy Hospital, St Anthony Summit and St Elizabeth Hospital.
Must have 2 years of ICU experience Prefer prior travel experience. If a 1st time traveler- then they need to have 3+ years of ICU experience & have Epic experience "
Unit "ICU RN
(Combination: MICU, SICU, TICU, CVICU, etc.)"
- Nurse:Patient Ratios "1:1-2 dependent on acuity; may be asked to flex up to 1:3
1:1 for high acuity patients such as CRRT, IABP, Impella, etc. "
- Required Certifications (i.e., BLS, ACLS?) BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
- Common diagnoses/Types of patients General- Combination ICUs
- Experience or 'Must have' skills "Must have 2 years of ICU experience Prefer prior travel experience. If a 1st time traveler- then they need to have 3+ years of ICU experience & have Epic experience "
- Are RNs required to titrate drips? Must be comfortable titrating all critical drips
Common titratable &/or set rate drips Pressors, sedation, paralytics, antiarrhythmics, heparin, insulin, & more
- Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? Designated Charge on each unit; doesn't take a patient assignment unless necessary; more common for night shift charge to end up with a small pt assignment.
- Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios None; For sitter needs onlY
- RT in ICU 24/7 "Designated RT for ICU- but may not be on the unit 24/7;
RNs expected to be able to assist in troubleshooting and managing respiratory needs. "
- RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, BiPap, etc) Vents, Cpap, Bipap, High Flow; Breathing treatments
- Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors? No monitor tech; RNs are expected to read and interpret their own tele
- Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) "7-7, Schedule is made out by leadership for 6 wks at a time, travelers are expected to be flexible and help to fill gaps in permanent scheduling. All time off requests need to be submitted prior to starting assignment"
- Weekend Requirements 6-9 weekend shifts in a 6 week schedule
- Holiday Requirements May be asked to go into the Holiday Rotation Is there a call or standby requirement? Rare, for low census
- Floating Requirements "May be asked to float into any other acuity level; ICU, PCU/Stepdown, & MS-Tele Scrub Color/Dress Code Any Color
- Unit/Department specific orientation 1-2 days with a preceptor