Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Travel RN

We are looking for a Travel ICU RN for a great Travel nursing job in Fort Wayne, IN.

This ICU Travel nursing job pays for 36 hours a week for 13 weeks.

Below are the details of this Travel Nursing Job including the Travel nurse salary:

• Specialty: ICU RN
• Travel Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Registered Nurse : Fort Wayne, IN
• Travel Nurse Salary Contact for details.
• Start Date : December 16, 2024
• Travel Nursing Job Assignment Length : 13 weeks
• Travel Nurse 36 hours per week
• Shift : 12 hours, Mid

General job duties. Types of procedures required. Caring for ventilated patients, initiating and titrating IV drips (vasopressors, sedation, and paralytics), Assist with intubations, line placement. Monitoring critically ill patients with primary diagnosis of sepsis, respiratory failure (acute and chronic), renal failure (acute and chronic), myocardial infarctions, pulmonary embolism, pneumonia. This is a mixed acuity unit and there are ICU and progressive patients on the same unit. Traveler's will care for both types of patients, more often progressive patients than ICU patients. Equipment utilized in the unit/dept. Phillips heart monitors, Epic (EMR), Pyxis, EKG machine, dopplers. Required skills and minimum years of experience. Strong background in medical patients and critical care with the ability to be flexible, critically think and reason, team oriented, and personable. Minimum 1.5 years of ICU experience required, 2 years ICU experience preferred.

Specific licensures and certifications/registrations required. BLS (AHA only), ACLS (AHA only), IN RN license

Shift or schedule requirements. Three 12 hour shifts per week. Weekends is the greater need and weekend only assignment could be created. Traditional weekday plus weekend assignment rotations available. Would never work alone. Floating to other units/departments. This is a mixed acuity unit and there are ICU and progressive patients on the same unit. Traveler's will care for both types of patients, more often progressive patients than ICU patients. These travelers can be floated to other ICUs, other progressive units and down to Medsurg, but will maintain 1:3 ratios across the board.

Bed size/number of rooms for this unit/dept. Medical ICU 24 beds, Progressive Care is 12 beds. Nurse to patient ratio of this unit. Prog 1:3 or 1:4 w/transfers or medical patients, ICU 1:2 or 1:3 w/transfers or medical patients

Dress Code: Caribbean blue scrubs. Jackets must be black, white, or Caribbean blue. Short sleeves or long sleeves may be worn under the scrubs but must be black or white. Tell us about the unit/department specific training and orientation program. Onboarding through workforce development to review policies and obtain EPIC training and access. One day of the unit onboarding.

Facility will accept local travelers within any radius

This is a mixed acuity unit, travelers will be taking care of primarily PCU patients and could be floated to all ICU, PCU and Medsurg units with a max ratio of 1:3.

**Client can call off up to 24 hours per 13 week contract and there are 8 hours of non-billable orientation.**

Does your candidate require time off during this assignment? If so, list the days in the comment section. Minimum 1.5 years ICU experience required Must have a valid IN RN License ACLS (AHA only) Mixed acuity unit - main patients will be PCU with 1:3 ratio, less likely ICU patients with 1:2 ratio Travel experience preferred. Level 1 or Level 2 facility experience preferred. Position will float to ALL ICU, PCU and Medsurg units with a 1:3 max ratio BLS (AHA only)

Number of Positions: 1

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Available Agency Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Licensure Reimbursement
• Paid Compliance Costs
• Holiday Pay
• Paid Time Off
• Offer 401k
• Joint Commission Certified
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About Agency:

This nationally renowned hospital has chosen FlexUp DIRECT to find the most qualified talent to fill their open positions. With more than three decades of experience, FlexUp DIRECT was created to help clinicians find work faster than traditional agencies.  We are committed to keeping our clinicians focused on care and are committed to making it as easy as possible to get to work.  We are partnered with many great health systems, VMS/MSP, and technology companies to ensure our clinicians have all the latest opportunities to provide care. Our nurses enjoy some of the industry's most competitive pay and benefits.

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