American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Surgical ICU (SICU) position requiring a VA or compact RN license, ACLS, and NIH certification.Job Details•Work in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) of a Level II Trauma Center,•Cares for trauma, cardiovascular surgery, neurosurgery, and complex post-surgical patients,•Typical patient diagnoses include acute ventilator need, high O2 demand (COVID+), DKA, severe sepsis, unstable GI bleed, trauma, open heart recovery, TAVR recovery, post-code blue, multi system organ failure, and CRRT requirements,•Nurse-to-patient ratios are typically 1:2-3, or 1:3-4 if floating to step down,•Required to float within hospital or to affiliate hospitals as needed,•Night shift position (3x12 hours, 19:00-07:00),•Works every other weekend,•No on-call required,•Epic EMR is used; previous Epic experience is preferred,•Scrub color is navy blue,Job Requirements•Active RN license (VA or compact),•Current ACLS and NIH Stroke Scale certifications,•Minimum of 2 years recent SICU experience,•Proficiency in interpretation and management of dysrhythmias, arterial line management, and blood product administration,•Experience with critical care techniques including ventilator management and CRRT,•Must complete up to 8 hours of onboarding modules within 1 week of signing,•Must not have worked for this health system as traveler within the past year,Additional Information•Responsibilities include managing critically ill surgical and trauma patients with advanced clinical interventions,•SICU does not allow travel pairs on the unit,•First-time travelers are accepted for this role,•Holiday coverage is required unless pre-approved for holiday time off,•Schedule is not open to block scheduling requests,•Locals are accepted at the same rate,•Time off requests are at manager's discretion,•Background checks will be conducted through Nursys,•Return staff must have a break of at least 1 year before being reconsidered as a traveler,),•hash,:• ,
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