Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $1,757 per week

Company: Baylor St Lukes Medical Center
Location: Houston
Posted on: November 7, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• ACLS, BLS, CRRT, NIHSS
  • Job Details
  • # of Beds: 12, SICU (6CA)
  • Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:2, 1:3 depending on downgrade/acuity/emergency admit (infrequent when staffed)
  • Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Liver/kidney transplant, vascular surgeries like endardectomies and fem/pop bypass, ENT for cancer, facial flaps, throat cancer resection, complicated throat/esophageal infections that compromise airway, abdominal surgery like colectomy, ex-laps, abdominal aneurysm, mastectomy, deep tissue flaps
  • Early recognition of change in patient condition, clear communication and escalation with providers, critical thinking skills are 'Must have' skills
  • Experience with CRRT, hemodynamic monitoring, chest tubes, ventilator, various drains/surgical sites is required
  • Common titratable &/or set rate drips: vasopressin, epinephrine, levophed, heparin, dobutamine, dopamine, versed, hydromorphone, fentanyl, ketamine, nimbex, esmolol, cardene
    • Job Requirements
    • Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS preferred
    • RNs are required to titrate drips: yes
    • Are RNs required to read their own strips: yes, RN reads strip, Phillips monitors
      • Schedule Information
      • Shifts & Scheduling: Self-scheduling within reason. Original requests made, then request for team movement to balance on their own, then balanced by management
      • Weekend Requirements: 4-6 days in 6 weeks depending on coverage
      • Holiday Requirements: Check for specific details
      • On-call or standby requirement: May be flexed off if census is low, not usually a problem. Standby only if unit closes for low census, again, not usually a problem, maybe once a year if that
        • Unit Specific Information
        • Charge Nurse on each shift: Yes, preference is free charge but depends on staffing, currently taking full assignment
        • Nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit: Intermittent, dependent on census, 1:12 when present. Patient ADL's, blood glucose checks, transport assist
        • Hospitalist/Intensivist in house 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.: RNs not usually required to do anything with these besides troubleshooting
        • Floating Requirements: First to float, then OT floats, then remainder of staff. Float to other ICU's within hospital, skill set will be considered for assignment
        • Scrub Color/Dress Code: Teal bottoms, black or printed coordinating scrub top, no fleece jackets. No shellac, dip, or acrylic nails, no overlays. Unchipped regular nail polish is allowed. Professional and identifiable as nursing staff
        • Number of shifts for unit/department-specific orientation: 2

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