Travel RN - ICU

Job Details

American Traveler is hiring an ICU RN for a night shift assignment requiring 1 year of critical care experience and a GA or compact RN license.

Surgical Intensive Care Unit within a hospital setting
12-bed split ICU across two floors, with higher acuity patients on the 2nd floor and lower acuity patients on the 1st floor
Patient ratios of 1:2 on the higher acuity floor (3 RNs) and 1:3 on the lower acuity floor (2 RNs plus 1 PCT)
Cares for critically ill medical/surgical patients including sepsis, cardiac arrest, cardiovascular disease, respiratory failure, substance overdose/withdrawal, post-op surgical care, GI bleeding, end-of-life/comfort care, and COVID-19 complications
Night shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts from 19:00 to 07:00
Every other weekend required
No on-call requirements
Floating required within the facility and scope of practice as needed
Epic charting system used

Active RN license (GA or Compact) required
Minimum 1 year of ICU experience required
Experience with 1:2-3 patient ratios required
Required certifications: ACLS, BLS
Preferred certifications: CCRN, NIHSS
Epic charting experience required
Previous charge nurse experience preferred
Teaching hospital, community hospital, and Trauma Level I/II experience preferred
Skills required include IV therapy, central line care/management, PICC line management, starting and maintaining IVs, BiPAP/CPAP management, care of ventilated patients, high flow nasal cannula, ABG interpretation, ETT/NT suctioning, ventilator management, emergency medication administration, infection prevention, isolation precautions/PPE, cardiac monitoring, and dysrhythmia interpretation/management
Preferred skills include arterial line management, chest tube insertion/removal assistance, and GI surgery care experience
Experience managing multisystem organ dysfunction/failure patients required

Provide critical care nursing to a high-acuity ICU patient population
Manage patients with complex medical and surgical conditions requiring advanced monitoring and intervention
First-time travelers are welcome to apply
Maximum of 7 days RTO per contract, which must be finalized at time of submission
No RTO requests permitted during orientation week or after offer/onsite
Holiday coverage required based on number of major holidays falling within the assignment period (Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving/Black Friday, Christmas Eve/Day, and New Year's Eve/Day)
If one or two major holidays fall during the assignment, no holiday RTO may be requested
If three major holidays fall during the assignment, one holiday RTO request may be considered
Local candidates accepted at the same rate
Shift and schedule as posted are firm with no alternate shift or schedule requests permitted
Previous Piedmont employees (perm, per diem, or FCSS) must be away from all Piedmont facilities for one full year before applying as a traveler
Travelers previously cancelled or not-returned by the facility must complete one successful assignment outside of Piedmont before reapplying