Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,439 per week

Company: Albany Medical Center
Location: Albany
Posted on: November 6, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• SICU-Neuro ICU nurses require the following skill set: ICP monitoring via EVD and bolt, spinal drains/catheters, brain oxygen monitoring, Artic Sun therapy, continuous EEG, intra-arterial catheter, non-invasive cardiac output, mechanical ventilation, continuous renal replacement therapy, reconstructive flap monitoring, and massive blood transfusion among others.
  • Job Details
  • Epiq experience REQUIRED.
  • Competency test required within 48 hours of submission, sent via candidate's email.
  • Must Have Recent Trauma Level One Experience.
  • 1.5 years of 600+ bed academic hospital experience or 2 years of total (traveling + perm) experience.
  • The Surgical and Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (SICU and Neuro ICU) has a combined total of 30 intensive care beds designed to provide specialized care to the critically ill adult (14 and older) patient.
  • The focus of care includes life-threatening conditions related to major elective and emergency surgical procedures, multi-trauma, traumatic brain injury, spinal injury, stroke, seizure, sepsis/multi-organ system failure, hemodynamic instability and failure to wean.
  • SICU-Neuro ICU nurses require a specified skill set.
    • Job Requirements
    • MUST have competency with EVDs, bolts, ICP management along with experience with trauma and complex surgical patients.
      • Schedule Information
      • Work schedule details not provided.
        • Unit Specific Information
        • The unit has a usual 50/50 split of patient population between the neuro and surgical patient population.
        • Nursing supports on-unit procedures including placement of arterial lines, central lines, external ventricular drains and ICP monitors, SEPS drains, bedside bronchoscopy, abdominal washouts, tracheostomy, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement, lumbar punctures, chest tubes, pigtail drains, and others.
          • Additional Details
          • Reason for opening: Special, internal vacancy, leave coverage.
          • Inquiries about the duration of the opening are made.
          • Questions about floating to other units are posed.
          • Inquires on the number of beds in the facility.
          • Asks about years of experience required.
          • Queries about willingness to review clinicians with pending state license.
          • Asks about consideration for rehiring past employees.
          • Questions regarding work schedule specifics: days needed, hours or shift.
          • EMR system for the facility.
          • Details on scrub colors/dress code.
          • Information on parking location.

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