RN (Registered Nurse)- ICU

ICU Registered NurseICU (Intensive Care Unit)Division: NursingCare Setting: AcuteShift Length: 12 hoursGuaranteed Hours: 36 hours per weekYears of Experience: 2 YearsLicense to Submit: YesBSN Required: NoOrientation Hours: 12 HoursRequired Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSSShift Notes: Nights, EOW, first to floatCharting System: CernerUnit Notes: No first time travelers! Unit: ICU and ICU-CV Recovery. Basic EKG interpretation test assigned during orientation. Critical care RNs (ED/ICUs/PICU) will have more than just the basic interpretation test (like those included in the STEMI curriculum and Procedural Sedation curriculum assigned to them). # beds: 24 Beds (with the capacity to go up to 32 beds). Ratios: 1 to 1, 1 to 2. Intensivist: Intensivist on the unit from 7a - 5p & on-call after hours. Certs: BLS & ACLS & NIHSS are required. IABP, CRRT, & ICP are NOT required; however if they have any of these it would be a plus! EMR System: Cerner required. Add'l Equipment: Pagers linked to call light system & internal spectra link phones. Unit Orientation: 2 shifts on the unit, as well as orientation to the East tower (4E, 5E, & 6E) & West tower (4W & 5W) for floating purposes. Nurse Aides: No. Charge Nurse: Yes. Rarely take patients. There is also a "Free Resource Nurse" that MAY take patients IF staffing needs require this. Charge responds to all Rapid responses. Shifts/Hours: 12's. Breaks: 1/2 hour break (clock-out); 3 - 15 min breaks per shift (CA Law). Weekends: Every other weekend or equivalent of 4 weekend shifts in a 4 week schedule (Example: could be 2 in a row, then off 2 in a row). Scrub Color: Navy blue. If you wear a scrub jacket it also must be navy. If you wear an undershirt underneath your scrub top it must be navy, white, or black. Tele: Spacelabs Monitoring - 24/7 monitor techs on this unit & also help out as secretary, etcHowever, nurses are solely for all of their own tele strips, reading, etcNOTE: tele monitors are also in the patient rooms. Vents: Yes - Maintained by RT. IV Team: No. RT 24/7: Yes. Pharmacy 24/7: 24/7 pharmacy in the hospital. Dedicated pharmacist on the unit 12/hr M-F & 6 hrs on the weekends. Also Omnicell. Types of patients: Respiratory failure, sepsis, AMI, ARDS, GI bleed, CABG (fresh hearts by trained staff), TAVR, Impella, vascular surgeries, neuro surgeries, CVAsNeuro experience would be a PLUS. They are adding a Neuro ICU in 2018 & they are seeing a lot of neuro. Nurses must participate in multidisciplinary rounds. NOTE: If the need is for a general ICU nurse they would be kept on the general side. We would know if they were looking for a specific CV ICU nurse.