Registered Nurse/MICU

RN-Registered Nurse // ICU - Intensive Care Unit $1,246 weekly stipends $25 - $26/hour $900.0 - $936 weekly base pay Onsite Contract Starts 9/21/ weeks

Night Shift 12 hours/day 3 days/week

Title: RN- ICU - Intensive Care Unit

Location: 300 North Ave Battle Creek

Duration: 26 Weeks, Offering up to 26 weeks, holidays are required

Shift: Night (3x12 Hours) 19:00 7:00 / 36 or 48 hrs available

No RTO first 8 days of contract

Position Requirements & Unit Information

• BLS (AHA)
• ACLS (AHA)
• NIH
• MI RN License
• 1 Year experience ICU
• 1st timer ok!
• Patient Ratios 1:1-4
• Our ICU is PCU and ICU patients mix.
• PCU and Gen med/Transfer status can be in a 4:1 group based on acuity
• PCU can also be in a 4-3:1 based on acuity
• ICU and PCU can be in a mix of 3:1 based on acuity
• Vent Patients are in a 2:1
• Cooling/CRRT/ or High Acuity will be in a 1:1 group.

Will work every other weekend

Will float to other ICU and Med Surg units - floating to med-surg as needed as census in the ICU flexes. The agency RN s will float in rotation with the Bronson MICU RN s to med-surg units. Typical nurse to patient ratio s are approx. 5-6 pts per RN on the med-surg areas.

Must be available the entire week of orientation.

Patient Diagnoses

COPD, Encephalopathy, Drug Overdose, DKA, AKI, Respiratory Failure, Cardiac Arrest, HF,A-fib

Special Procedures/Unit Details

CRRT,HD,A-Line placement, CVC Placement ,Trach placement, Chest tube placement

Special Equipment

Cooling Machine, Bair Huggers, Massive transfusions, CRRT

Required Skills

Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response

• Interpretation/management of dysrhythmias, multi system organ failure

Endocrine/Metabolic

IV insulin protocols

Gastrointestinal

GI surgery

Genitourinary/Renal

• Chronic/Acute Renal failure
• CVVHD/CRRT

IV therapy

• Arterial line management
• Blood Product Administration
• Central line care/management
• PICC line management
• Starting IVs

MEDICATIONS

• Continuous IV sedation
• Emergency Medications
• Procedural Sedation Administration
• Titrate Cardiac drips
• Titrate Vasoactive drips

Neurological

• CVA/Acute Stroke management

Respiratory/Thoracic

• Assist with management of BiPAP
• Assist with management of CPAP
• Care of Ventilated Patient
• High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
• Interpretation of ABGs
• Suctioning (ETT, NT)
• Ventilator Management

Our unit has an average of 3 vents a day.

Our ICU Dr will keep a patient ICU if they feel they do not want to hand off the patient, even though their Acuity level is low. In those cases we will put an ICU pat with a group of 3 or 4 if the patient is stable.

There is no guarantee that holiday time off requests will be accepted as holidays are usually required.

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We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and retirement options.

TalentBurst is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workforce.