Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $3,028 per week

Jackson Nurse Professionals is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Bangor, Maine.

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

• Level II Trauma Center

• Beds: 411

General Information:
• Beds: 26 ICU

• Experience? 2 years minimum in ICU

• First-time traveler? Yes

Patient Types:
• Medical, Surgical, Trauma, Neuro, Ortho, Interventional patients

• ICP monitoring, External Ventricular drain (EVD), spinal precautions, DKA, Multi system trauma patients, Sepsis, ARDS, COVID, PNA, COPD, Stroke

• Patient Ratios:
• 1:2 - based on acuity (may get 3rd patient as one is being discharged or moved to the floor)

Required Certifications:
• BLS

• ACLS

• NIHSS

Skills required:

• Please ask all travelers about charge experience and include in the offer info if they have/have not worked in a CRN capacity

• Neuro and Trauma experience are an absolute must - EVD & ICP monitoring

• Ventilator management, critical care drips, drain management, stroke experience, hemodynamic lines (A-lines/CVP), cardiac rhythm recognition, chest tubes, tracheostomy care, strong assessment skills

Support on the Unit:
• Charge nurse: Unassigned - may have patients in a critical staffing situation

• Resource Nurse/House Supervisor - 24/7

• RT, in house 24/7

• Hospitalist, in house 24/7

• Intensivist, 24/7 for consult

• Trauma Surgery team will monitor their own patients

• PT/OT - Mon-Fri

• Charting System/Equipment:
• Cerner (preferred experience)

• Alaris

• Pyxis

Floating:
• To the Cardiac Care Unit (ICU) - will take patients within scope

• Cardiac Stepdown or Medical Stepdown

• PICU if they have Peds experience

• Orientation:
• General Hospital orientation, followed by 1 shift on unit

• Scheduling:
• Weekend rotation: Every other (Dayshift: Sat/Sun; Nightshift: Fri/Sat)

• Will they be on call? If so, what is that schedule? None

• Holiday Expectations: Varies, based on need - all holiday requests should be sent to manager for approval

• Other notes:
• Scrub Color: Any solid color, must be professional

• Parking: Free parking in designated areas