Travel Registered Nurse (RN) - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care - $2,189 per week in Chandler, AZ

TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified ICU / Critical Care RN in Chandler, Arizona, 85224!

Pay Information

$2,189 per week

About The Position

Job Title : Registered Nurse - ICU

Profession : Nursing

Specialty : Intensive Care Unit

Duration : 13 weeks

Shift : 12-Hour Nights EOW or up to 3 weekends per month if unit is busy

Hours per Shift : 36 hours per week

Experience : 3 years of recent ICU experience required, with experience in either neuro or cardiovascular care preferred.

License : Valid nursing license required.

Certifications : BLS, ACLS, NIHSS required.

Must-Have :

Full 3 years of recent ICU experience to be considered with no exceptions.

Candidates must have experience including either neuro or cardiovascular care.

UNA Dysrhythmia Exam required 24-48 hours prior to acceptance of a position.

Maximum attempts for the exam is 2.

Description :

Unit notes indicate an auto-offer based on clinical prescreen.

The position requires a pass / fail simulation lab on Day 1 of orientation.

Experience with surgical ICU, trauma neuro surgery, and a level 1 trauma center is preferred.

Common diagnoses include falls, gunshot wounds, blunt trauma, motor vehicle accidents, trauma patients over age 15, exploratory laparotomy, craniotomy, and specialty neuro-surgery cases.

Patients with cerebrovascular accidents, status post-tissue plasminogen activator, COVID, sepsis, and ARDS will be treated.

Registered Nurses will be required to titrate drips.

Common titratable and / or set rate drips include propofol, fentanyl, versed, precedex, morphine, dilaudid, ketamine, rocuronium, levophed, vasopressin, cardene, labetalol, dopamine, dobutamine, heparin, and insulin.

Charge nurses will not take patients.

There are no nurse aides on this unit, only sitters and health unit secretaries.

A hospitalist or intensivist is available in-house 24 / 7.

Respiratory therapy is also available in the ICU 24 / 7.

Equipment used includes Dreager, Hamilton, Puritan Bennett 840, V60s BiPap, and Airvo.

Registered Nurses are required to interpret their own telemetry strips.

GE monitors are used for telemetry.

Self-scheduling is allowed.

The manager may need to balance shifts based on unit needs.

Weekend requirements include three weekend shifts in a four-week schedule.

Night shifts on weekends are Friday and Saturday while day shifts are Saturday and Sunday.

Holiday requirements may allow 1 holiday off during an assignment.

There is no additional call or standby requirement.

Floating may be required to tele with a 1 : 3 or 1 : 4 ratio as needed.

Scrub color is navy.

Additional orientation specific to the unit will occur.

There may be validation of skills for trauma, neuro, and specialty devices as needed.

Expectations include floating between various ICU units.

A radius rule of 50 miles applies for candidates.

The facility can cancel up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment, or 3 shifts for assignments less than 13 weeks.

Charting is done using Cerner.

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Job Requirements

Required for Onboarding

• ACLS
• BLS
• PALS - AHA
• Pharmacology
• Skills Checklist
• Specialty Exam

About Cynet Health

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