Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $1,970 per week Job Listing at CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney, NE (Job ID 4664767-2024-10-26)

Description

Certification Details
• ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
• Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS

Job Details
• A large system in Nebraska/Iowa are looking for Night ICU RN's. 13 Weeks, Every other Weekend/Holiday. Open Heart Trained.

Job Requirements
• Looking for night ICU RN's with BLS, ACLS, NIHSS certification.
• WILL NOT APPROVE BLOCKED SCHEDULING OR SAME SCHEDULE/SHIFTS, MUST BE FLEXIBLE AND WILLING TO FLOAT AND WORK WHEN NEEDED.
• RNs are required to titrate drips.
• # of Beds: 33 beds, average daily census is 16
• - Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:2-3 for adults, 1:2-4 for Peds
• - Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Adults and Pediatrics, sepsis, post-stent, pacemaker placement, stroke, vascular cases, renal failure, heart failure, respiratory distress
• - Are RNs required to titrate drips?: Yes
• - Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Any cardiac drip, insulin, sedation
• - Are there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit? Ratios? Duties?: Health Support Tech M-F 0800-1630
• - RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.) Are RNs required to do anything with these besides trouble shoot?: Nasal cannula to vent
• - Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors?: RNs required to read and interpret
• - Floating Requirements: Typically to PCU, possibly to MedSurg
• - How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation?: 3 shifts

Schedule Information
• Shifts & Scheduling: 0630-1830, 1830-0630 / Self scheduling for core staff, travelers added in. Unable to guarantee block scheduling
• Weekend Requirements: Every other
• Holiday Requirements: Rotating based on weekend group

Unit Specific Information
• # of Beds: 33 beds, average daily census is 16
• - Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:2-3 for adults, 1:2-4 for Peds
• - Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Adults and Pediatrics, sepsis, post-stent, pacemaker placement, stroke, vascular cases, renal failure, heart failure, respiratory distress
• - Are RNs required to titrate drips?: Yes
• - Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Any cardiac drip, insulin, sedation
• - Are there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit? Ratios? Duties?: Health Support Tech M-F 0800-1630
• - RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.) Are RNs required to do anything with these besides trouble shoot?: Nasal cannula to vent
• - Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors?: RNs required to read and interpret
• - Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?): Self scheduling for core staff, travelers added in. Unable to guarantee block scheduling
• - Floating Requirements: Typically to PCU, possibly to MedSurg
• - How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation?: 3 shifts

Additional Details
• Radius Rule: 50 miles AND candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity.
• RTO needed upfront (7 or less days per 13 week contract). Additional RTO will not be approved, including after submissions.
• Entered on: 12/2/2023
• 12 hr nights