RN - ICU

Cynet Health; Hastings (NE); In loco; USD 75.000 - 95.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Cynet Health seeks an experienced ICU Registered Nurse for a 13-week assignment on nights (12-hour shifts) in Hastings, NE. The unit features 10 private beds with 1:2 patient ratios and occasional 1:3. You will handle vents, line management, and complex post-heart cath care, while ensuring safety and quality of care.

Candidates must have an active RN license and a minimum of 2 years in ICU, with BLS/ACLS/NIHSS certifications preferred. Weekend and holiday coverage requirements apply as described.

Competenze

• RN with ICU experience or higher.
• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience.

Mansioni

• Provide ICU nursing care in a 10-bed unit.
• Manage ventilators, lines, chest tubes and drains as needed.
• Titrate drips and manage pain for ICU patients.
• Adhere to unit staffing and patient care protocols.

Conoscenze

Ventilator management

Arterial lines

PICCs and ports

Pain management

Identify arrhythmias

Cardioversion

TEEs

Nursing care for post heart cath

Infection control (PPE)

Formazione

RN license

Strumenti

Telemetry monitoring

Descrizione del lavoro

RN - ICU

Profession: Nursing

Specialty: Intensive Care Unit

Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: 12H Nights

Hours per Shift: 36 hours per week

Experience: Minimum 2 years

License: Required

Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS

Must-Have:

Experience with vents, art lines, PICC lines, ports, chest tubes, drains, wounds, ostomies, OG, NG, PPE, identify arrhythmias, cardioversions, TEEs, post heart cath patients, defibrillator, pain management.Ability to titrate drips including insulin, levo, cardizem, dopamine, dobutamine, TPA, heparin, amiodarone, lasix, and sedation drips.

Description:The unit has 10 private beds.The nurse-to-patient ratios are 1:2, sometimes 1:3 if low acuity.Depending on the census, staffing is for 15-18 patients on the entire floor.There are at least 2 ICU RNs on every shift.Common diagnoses and types of patients include DKA, COVID, CHF, MVA, CVA, sepsis, overdose, and general medical issues.Pediatric patients are rarely on the floor but pediatric RNs will manage them if necessary.If a pediatric patient is vented, an ICU RN will be assigned to operate the ventilator.A charge nurse will take patients, and a house supervisor is available in-house.Respiratory therapy is available in-house 24/7.Telemetry technicians are present on the unit, and RNs are required to read their own strips.Shifts are 12 hours from 7 PM to 7 AM, with no self-scheduling.Weekend requirements generally include every third weekend, with flexibility expected.Holiday requirements include working every third holiday, with an expectation to work during winter holidays.There is no call or standby requirement, except for voluntary cancellations.RNs may float to PCU and occasionally MedSurg with a full patient assignment of 1:5-6 when floating to MedSurg.Solid color scrubs are required, and no designs are permitted.Natural hair colors are expected.A two-day department nursing orientation is followed by one shift on the floor.