Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,421 per week

Company: Albany Medical Center
Location: Albany
Posted on: October 30, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• Competency with EVDs, bolts, ICP management along with experience with trauma and complex surgical patients.
  • Job Details
  • Epic experience REQUIRED
  • Must have RECENT Trauma Level One experience.
  • 1.5 years of 600+ bed academic hospital experience or 2 years of total (traveling + perm) experience
  • The Surgical and Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (SICU and Neuro ICU) has a combined total of 30 intensive care beds designed to provide specialized care to the critically ill adult (14 and older) patient.
  • The focus of care includes patients with life-threatening conditions related to major elective and emergency surgical procedures, multi-trauma, traumatic brain injury, spinal injury, stroke, seizure, sepsis/multi-organ system failure, hemodynamic instability and failure to wean.
  • SICU-Neuro ICU nurses require a specific skill set.
    • Job Requirements
    • Epic experience
    • RECENT Trauma Level One experience
    • Experience with ICP monitoring via EVD and bolt, spinal drains/catheters, brain oxygen monitoring, Artic Sun therapy, continuous EEG, intra-arterial catheter, non-invasive cardiac output, mechanical ventilation, continuous renal replacement therapy, reconstructive flap monitoring, and massive blood transfusion among others.
    • Nursing support for on-unit procedures including placement of arterial lines, central lines, external ventricular drains and ICP monitors, SEPS drains, bedside bronchoscopy, abdominal washouts, tracheostomy, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement, lumbar punctures, chest tubes, pigtail drains and others.
      • Schedule Information
      • Competency test required within 48 hours of submission, sent via candidate's email.
        • Unit Specific Information
        • The SICU and Neuro ICU patient needs encompass comprehensive physical assessments, intensive monitoring, treatment of laboratory values, ventilator management, and hemodynamic monitoring.
          • Additional Details
          • Reason for opening (special, internal vacancy, leave coverage)
          • Will position require floating to other units?
          • Number of beds in facility?
          • Years of experience required?
          • Willing to review clinicians with pending state license?
          • What is the work schedule for this position? (days needed, hours or shift)
          • EMR for your facility
          • Scrub colors/dress code
          • Parking location

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