First Connect Health
First Connect Health is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Boston, Massachusetts. Job Description & Requirements
Requirement
Shift: D/N rotation 12 hour shifts 7am-7:30pm and 7pm-7:30am
Job ID: 905306
This would be critical care (ICU) shifts would be D/N rotation 12 hour shifts 7am-7:30pm and 7pm-7:30am with every other weekend. They would need to have competencies in devices Impellas, CVVH, IABP, and LVADs. Will float to all 6 ICUs and Pratt 8 our Cardiomyopathy IMC unit. Unit ICU (Please specify if specialty ICU, i.e., MICU, SICU, TICU, CVICU, etc.) # of Beds SICU- 10. MICU- 10, PG5ICU- 10, CCU- 10, NCCU-8; CSICU- 18, Pratt 8 IMC- 14 Nurse:Patient Ratios 2:1 or 1:1 depending on acuity Required Certifications (i.e., BLS, ACLS?) Yes to both Common diagnoses/Types of patients Varies on each unit all critical care and IMC level of care on Pratt 8- Level 1 trauma acute patients. Experience or 'Must have' skills Cardiac background ability to manage devices IABP, impella, post op cardiac patients, CVVH (CRRT) Are RNs required to titrate drips? Yes Common titratable &/or set rate drips Levo, Vaso ,Neo, Propofol, titratable drugs- weight based Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? Yes to both Are there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit? Ratios? Duties? yes depending on unit size most run with 1 aide. Hospitalist &/or Intensivist in house 24/7? In the ICU 24/7? Yes 24/7 MD coverage RT in ICU 24/7? Yes RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.) Are RNs required to do anything with these besides trouble shoot? No respiratory is responsible for managing vents, CPAP, Bipap- RN's must be aware of changes made- effective communication with Resp team Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors? Yes- Swan- ganz cath thermo and FIC- Phillips Monitors- tele strips every 4 hours if not more often Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) Day/Night rotating 50/50- We do participatory time sheets "Wishlist" no guarantees- I appreciate work life balance but cannot guarantee block scheduling each week/schedule Weekend Requirements every other Holiday Requirements As needed we do expect them to be available for one major winter and one major summer Is there a call or standby requirement? No Floating Requirements ICU float Pool can float between 2 units each shift- each shift will be different Scrub Color/Dress Code No color preference- not allowed to wear other facility logos How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation? 3 shifts to orient and will walk them to all units to get familiarized with location
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