TNAA TotalMed RN is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in High Point, North Carolina.
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Unit: Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Experience Required: 1 year with Medical Surgical with telemetry experience or progressive care experience; will consider first time traveler
Certs Required: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS - Resource Team requirement
Skills Required: Cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring, cardiac strip and rhythm interpretation, arterial lines, titration of drips, non-invasive ventilator care (BiPAP/CPAP, we have Respiratory Therapist 24/7), vascular lines, chest tubes or drains, post procedure site care – trans radial bands, femoral venous or arterial sheaths, post EP permanent pacemaker or ICD, post pulmonary artery thrombectomy (Prenumbra, Inari).
Floating: Float within the critical care division or Intermediate Care.
Patient Types:
-General medical patients requiring continuous monitoring of cardiac, respiratory, hemodynamic and neurologic status having a NSTEMI or status post STEMI, cardiac interventional procedure, electrophysiology procedure, heart failure, post stroke
-General, Vascular, or immediate thoracic surgical patients requiring continuous cardiac, respiratory or hemodynamic support include pharmacological titration of cardiac anti-arrhythmic drips (amiodarone, cardizem, cardene, dobutamine, tridil, etc)
-Respiratory failure requiring medium or high flow oxygen devices or NIPPV
Patient Ratios:
RN: 1:3 or 1:4 depending on interventions.
CNA: Yes, ratio varies
Support within the Department:
CNA? Yes
Receptionist/HUC? No
Charge nurse?No
Phlebotomy? Varies
IV/VAT Team? No
Resource Nurse? No (Charge Nurse from ICU or CTU serves as Resource)
Rapid Response Team? Yes
RT 24/7? Yes
Hospitalist 24/7? Yes
Telemetry monitoring? The RN is responsible for continuous cardiac monitoring including interpretation of the rhythm. Telemetry Techs are a resource
Technology/Equipment:
EMR: EPIC
IV Pump: Baxter
Med dispensing: Omnicell
Monitors: Phillips Intellivue; all 18 rooms hav an in room monitor
Unit specific equipment: Arterial lines for invasive blood pressure monitoring interfaces with Philips monitors
Orientation (facility and unit):
Orientation – 36 hours week 1 includes NTO and Online CBL (Healthstream)
12-hour departmental specific orientation shift with an RN Preceptor
Other notes:
Scrub Color: Royal Blue
Parking: Free
Unit Culture: Positive Team focused (High Tech, High Touch); We work as ONE team.
TotalMed is a Top Ten, travel nursing and healthcare staffing agency with the mission of igniting purpose in healthcare. The organization staffs nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and other clinicians of all specialties in all 50 states. They offer local and travel jobs and match caregivers with the right organization to assist both facilities and patients. As an organization, they focus on putting highly-skilled staff into facilities to ensure adequate staffing for a better patient experience.
TotalMed specializes in recruiting and placing healthcare professionals in travel, PRN, and permanent positions across the country in Nursing and Allied Health. Throughout 2020, the organization filled roles at even the most short-staffed facilities during the most challenging time in healthcare. By matching the right travel healthcare professional with the right organization, TotalMed continues to offer a lifeline to facilities and their patients.
| Location | High Point, NC |
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