Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,360 per week

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Job description

Tact Staff is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Martinsburg, West Virginia.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours
• Employment Type: Travel

ICU RN for WV Submission Requirements:
Can only submit to 1 position at a time across the entire WVU system
Drivers license address must be outside 50 miles from the facility
Previous perm candidates must be gone for 2 years
Previous travelers there for 1 full year must be gone for 2 years
Individual unit requirements listed in pulse apply.
Travel teams must be submitted together in 1 email
We are only permitted to submit 2 candidates per opening, if the position is at max, we will hold on to the submission if a spot opens up

ALL SUBMITTALS MUST INCLUDE A UNEXPIRED COPY OF THE CANDIDATES DRIVES LICENSE
Please send the information below with submittals:
First, Middle, last name:
Gender:
DOB:
Full Address:
Phone Number:
Email Address:

COVID VACCINE REQUIRED: Fully vaccinated means either 2 shots of Moderna or Pfizer or 1 shot of J&J; If a traveler wants to decline based on a Medical or Religious reason, please have them fill out the appropriate Exemption Form and email it to the address on the form. These should be done ASAP as they have to go through a council to be approved or denied

Unit ICU (MICU/SICU/Neuro) (cost code 20)
# beds "20-Beds
Average daily census currently around 16-17/day. Pre-COVID 14/day. They have 6 rooms that can designated for COVID if needed. "
Certs BLS, ACLS, PALS, NIHSS are Required; TNCC is Preferred
Ratios 1:1-2 for ICU, 1:3 for Stepdown. This unit supports Stepdown needs for the facility. Tele does not titrate any drips. They have a PCU; however it is not a traditional Stepdown unit.
EMR EPIC
Charge Nurse/House Supervisor They have a designated Charge Nurse 24/7. In their staffing model the Charge Nurse is supposed to be a free charge nurse; however, they will take 1 patient if necessary. The Charge Nurse responds to all Rapid Responses & codes.
Nurse Aides They get some Capstone students - to help support the on-going education of the student in the specific areas. They also get some nursing students for observation, as well as nurse externs but would be assigned to specific staff members & not counted into the staffing numbers.
Weekend Requirement Every-other-weekend. Nights is Fri/Sat; Days Sat/Sun
Holidays They try not to schedule travelers on the holidays if they don't have to (if this changes they will let us know)
Scrub Color Navy blue - navy or white jacket - undershirt white or navy - hair must be natural hair color - No pink or blue. Distasteful tattoos must be covered.
Tele/Monitor Techs Phillips Cardiac Monitors - No monitor techs - Currently have a central monitor station & hardwired in the rooms. The data from the monitors, vents, etc. flows directly into EPIC
Drips Braun IV pumps: all typical drips including moderate conscious sedation
Vents Servo & Hamilton - managed per RT100%. RN may silence alarm once RT is notified, but otherwise the RN's do nothing w/ vents
Hospitalist or Intensivist in house Pulmonary Critical Care Intensivist is in-house during the day & hospitalist at night
IV Team No IV team
RT 24/7 RT is in-house 24/7
Pharmacy 24/7 Pharmacy in-house 24/7 & on the unit during the day - Omnicell
Shifts 12's 7-730. They use Kronos to enter schedule requests, then the clinical coordinator enters the schedules & the manager approves them. They try to do this at least 2 weeks in advance, for 4 weeks at a time. They will allow block scheduling if in the contract. Night shifts is usually a blocked schedule. Weeks go Sunday - Saturday.
Floating Typically travelers do not float outside of the ICU; however the perm staff does get floated. Unless, however the traveler is working a float pool assignment
Floor specific orientation 1st day is general hospital orientation. If they finish early they will come to the unit. 1-2 shifts of orientation with a preceptor
Common diagnosis / Types of patients They get everything from post cath lab to balloon pumps. No Open Hearts. They get ventrics but no bolts. They have a thoracic surgeon 2x/month, every-other-Thursday. No CRRT. Common ground MICU/SICU w/ some cardiac - CCU acuity - they don't get a lot balloon pumps so usually give those to perm staff; however, if a traveler has this experience they will consider giving them balloon pumps.

Tact Medical Staffing Job ID . Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse - ICU

About Tact Staff

Our nurses choose Tact assignments because it provides the opportunity to take on new challenges in their careers while they travel across the United States and gain enriching experiences on a professional and personal level.

Our dedicated team of staffing consultants will work with you and be your advocate as you choose to embark on new assignments. Our team is committed to providing our nurses with the most rewarding healthcare assignments and choices at primer healthcare institutions nationwide. Let us handle the details; you choose the job and location that are right for you.

Be Adventurous, Make a Difference, Travel with Tact.

Be Adventurous - Becoming a travel nurse is not only a professional adventure, but a personal adventure as well. It is an opportunity to challenge yourelf, to explore a new place, and try amazing food

Make a Difference - Nurses make such a huge difference in so many lives. The care and compassion you show to your patients, does not go unoticed. We know how important your jobs is, which is why we take our job as recruiters so seriously. Being able to place nurses in hospitals, where you are doing something as crucial as saving lives, is something we feel thankful to be able to do.

Travel with Tact - From the moment we receive your resume we begin trying to build a relationship with you. We know the importance of becoming your friend, before becoming your recruiter. Building friendly, yet professional relationships allows us to discover what you truly want and don't want in a travel assignment.

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