Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse
hace 17 días
Milwaukee
Job Description Title: RN CVICU Location: Milwaukee Wisconsin Duration: 13 Weeks Shift: 12hr Day Shift (36) Shift Information: 7a-7p Clinical Interviewing- Yes On Call, Call Back Requirements: None Weekend Rotation: Every other Holiday Requirements: 1-2 per contract Floating Requirements: ED Holding (board patients waiting for an inpatient bed); Other ICU's (MRICU, SICU, CICU, Neuro ICU); MSU (Ratio-1:3); Sitter; PACU Surge Start date- Oct-5th *Manager is open to 36 or 48 contracts* About Facility: • Level II Trauma Center, • Level III NICU, • Magnet Designated, • Comprehensive Stroke Center, • Beds: 933 Unit Information: • Beds: 30, • Census: Average patients/day: Minimum Years of Experience required: 3 years of ICU experience with 1-year CVICU experience • Will you accept a first-time traveler: Yes, as long as they meet above criteria Patient Types/Common Diagnoses: • Cardiac: Immediate post-op CABG, TAVR/TMVR, valve repairs/replacement, heart transplants, Pacemakers (epicardial, transvenous), • Thoracic surgeries: Fresh post op esophagectomy, pneumonectomy, lobectomy, • Vascular: Fresh post-op AAA, TVAR, carotid endarterectomy Patient Ratios: • RN: 1:1, 1:2 if regular ICU status, 1:3 mixed status, • Tech: 1:8-10 Required License, National Certification, Certs: • BLS, ACLS, • CCRN preferred Skills required: • Competent in invasive line monitoring (Swan Ganz, a-lines), pacemakers (epicardial, TV), chest tubes, cardiac medications (inotropes, vasopressors, sedation/paralytics), ventilator/trach management, cardiac rhythm interpretation, • RN draw out of invasive lines; not allowed to do peripheral sticks, • EPIC experience, • Prefer travelers with specific CV surgical experience (ECMO, CVVH, IABP, VAD) Support within the Department: • Charge nurse, rarely with patient assignment, • HUC 24/7, • Dedicated CVICU Intensivist 24/7, • CT Surgeon on call 24/7, • Hospitalist onsite 24/7, • General Intensivist 24/7, • ICU Designated RT 24/7, • Bedside/nurses station telemetry monitoring, no tele tech, • Phlebotomy to assist with peripheral blood draws Technology/Equipment: • EMR: EPIC, • IV Pump: Alaris, • Med dispensing: Pyxis, • Monitors: Client, • Unit specific equipment: Floating: If yes, where: • ED Holding (board patients waiting for an inpatient bed), • Other ICU s (MRICU, SICU, CICU, Neuro ICU), • MSU (Ratio-1:3), • Sitter, • PACU Surge Orientation (facility and unit) : • 1 day of orientation, • 2-4h of NEO with supervisor/nurse educator, • After NEO, will be placed on the unit with a preceptor Scheduling: • Weekend rotation: Every other, • On call: No, • Holiday Expectations: 1-2 per contract, • Approval of RTO: ok to approve up to 7 days, • Shift times: 0700-1900 or 1900-0700, • Schedule cycle: 6-week schedule. Will receive 1-2 weeks prior to schedule beginning, • AAH adheres to a fatigue policy where all staff, including travelers, cannot work more than 60 hours in a week or 5 consecutive 12-hour shifts. Other notes: • Scrub Color: Any solid color, professional. No graphics, logos, or designs, • Parking: Free, • Day: 1-2 block, has shuttle service, • Nights: Attached parking structure #ICURN1