Travel Nurse RN - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit - $2,362 per week in Oklahoma City, OK

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Registered Nurse Specialty: Cardiovascular Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Days Hours per Shift: 36 Experience: Minimum of 1 year in an ICU setting. License: Current RN License issued by the Oklahoma State Board of Nursing or a current multistate compact RN License. Certifications: Current Basic Life Support issued by the American Heart Association. ACLS from the American Heart Association. Must-Have: Experience with impella, balloon pump, heart recovery. Proficient in Impella, IABP, CRRT, post open heart day 2 care, and ECCMO. Description: Under general supervision, provides nursing care in a hospital to a variety of patients with health problems ranging from simple to complex. Assumes responsibility for an assigned group of patients. Documents patient responses to nursing interventions and prescribed medical treatments. Notes all changes in physician orders for assigned patients. Assists physicians in the examination of patients and in performing minor diagnostic procedures and treatments. Obtains and monitors physiological data of patients. Observes the physiological manifestations of patients and intervenes when necessary. Administers medication as prescribed. Initiates, regulates, and monitors intravenous infusions and blood products. Delivers patient care competently. Interacts with family and patients in sharing care plans while in the hospital and at the time of discharge. Informs patients and families of hospital procedures. Makes referrals regarding patient care needs to appropriate personnel. Delegates tasks to support staff. Performs other duties as assigned.