Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $3,095 per week

TotalMed RN is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

UNIT: ICU
Beds: 39 - MICU, SICU, CICU, TICU - mixed unit- All one ICU divided into pods- would not float into CVICU side unless experienced in that unit/specialty
Minimal Experience:
2 years of ICU experience EXCLUDING travel experience is most preferred
If they have 1.5 years of ICU experience EXCLUDING travel and have significant RN experience outside of ICU, we may consider.
Will you accept a first-time traveler? No. Minimum one prior travel assignment.
Travelers must live 100 miles away from any Monument Health facility

Required Certifications:
BLS ACLS, NIHSS, TNCC (REQUIRED) - please decline travelers that would not be willing to obtain this certification prior to arrival

Patient Types:
Complex ICU patients ranging from surgical, medical, cardiac (preferred), neuro and trauma
Diagnoses include but are not limited to: ARDS, MI, CVA/TIA, COVID, s/p cardiac cath, post-surgical, multiple system trauma - heavy trauma population
Cardiac experience is preferred (not required): CABG/TAVR - 24 to 48 hrs post op experience is preferred but not required for travelers
Will not take fresh open hearts unless they are experienced, and the facility felt comfortable with this - given to permanent staff

Patient Ratios:
RN: 1:1, 1:2, 1:3 (rare) - acuity dependent

Skills required:
Epic experience
Comfortability working a 48hr/week contract - this is not negotiable for this unit
Experience with the above-mentioned patients
Experience with IV medications (vasopressors, sedation, paralytics), hemodynamic lines, proning, ventilator management, telemetry, strong critical thinking and assessment skills, working well in team setting, comfortable in fast pace setting with all critical patients.
Impella, IABP and CRRT - strongly preferred

Support on the Unit:
CNA: 1-2 Nurse Aide's per unit + mobility float aide
Charge nurse: 2 CRN's oversee all ICUs
Phlebotomy? Yes, peripheral blood draws only
IV/VAT Team? ICU CRNs place all midlines
Resource Nurse: Yes, staffing dependent
RT: Yes, 24/7
Physicians: 3 Intensivists on days, 2 on nights + APP on nights

Charting System:
Epic - REQUIRED FOR ED & ICU, Alaris- (Will be switching to Baxter Pumps by October), Omnicell

Floating:
Not common unless overstaffed. Could float to any adult floor - including Medsurg/Tele with 1:4 ratio.
Holiday Expectations: No RTO during holidays
Approval of time off? Up to 7 days - must extend to accommodate a full 13-week contract.
Could be expected to precept students
Scrub Color: Navy
Free Parking? Yes

About TotalMed RN

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.

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Sick pay
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Referral bonus
• Employee assistance programs
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Benefits start day 1