Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN with open heart experience for a night shift contract requiring an OH or compact RN license and EPIC experience.

Details

• 16-bed ICU unit within a 310-bed hospital
• Surgical Intensive Care Unit setting with open heart post-op patients, including CABG and valve post-op cases
• Patients requiring Impella, IABP, and CRRT support
• Targeted patient ratios of 1:2 for Critical Care and 1:3 for Intermediate level patients
• Designated Neuro Unit for Ischemic strokes receiving TPA
• Cares for COVID positive patients, 24-hour EEG monitoring, hypothermia post cardiac arrest, and prone patients
• Night shift schedule, 4x12 hours, 19:00-7:30
• Must work a minimum of every other holiday and every other weekend
• Floating required at facility discretion, including to other Premier Health campuses within 15 miles
• EPIC EMR experience required
• 13 or 18 week winter contract options available

Requirements

• Active Ohio RN license or compact license required
• BLS and ACLS certification through AHA required
• NIHSS and TNCC certifications preferred
• Associate's Degree in Nursing or BSN required
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
• EPIC charting system experience required
• Must pass an online EKG tele competency assessment before starting the assignment
• Must be able to read and interpret EKG strips
• Experience with vents, IV starts, ICP monitoring, and conscious sedation required
• 1:3 patient ratio experience required
• Experience with arterial line management, central line care, and PICC line management required
• Experience with ventilator management, ABG interpretation, and suctioning required
• Experience titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips required
• Experience with CVA/acute stroke management required
• Experience managing patients with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure required
• Experience with IABP, post cardiac surgery care, and TAVR preferred
• Experience with EVD and ICP monitoring preferred
• Previous charge nurse experience preferred
• Teaching hospital, community hospital, LTAC, and Trauma Level I/II experience preferred

Additional Information

• Level III Trauma Center providing Family Centered Care with unrestricted visiting hours
• Facility places a strong emphasis on customer service
• Up to 24 hours of orientation modules are billable
• Previous PERM/PRN staff or agency travelers not extended due to tenure must wait 6 months before reapplying
• Local candidates are not accepted; local radius is 50 miles
• Maximum of 14 days RTO allowed per contract, must be requested at time of initial submission
• No RTO or schedule requests will be added or negotiated after an offer is made
• Facility reserves the right to cancel up to 2 shifts per 13-week contract due to low census
• Travelers are not eligible for facility employee incentives