Travel Nurse RN - Float ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Portsmouth Regional Hospital

BLS

Location: Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Address: 333 Borthwick Ave, Portsmouth, NH 03801

Unit Name: CSSU

Building: Main Campus

Cost Center: 64801

General Information

Experience titrating vasoactive medication such as levophed, phenylephrine, dopamine, dobutamine

Chest Tube

Floating policy: Floating will be on a rotation basis with Travelers floating first

Patient Experience requirements: MyCare board are updated each shift during bedside shift report. Bedside shift report is completed at each change of shift

Patient Ratios: 4:1

Unit staffing description: 1-2 LNA support

Type of equipment: GE Monitors, Hamilton Bipap and Hiflo, Baxter IV Pumps, Hemospheres

Documentation system: Meditech Expanse

Requested Skill Set Must have: Strong telemetry skills, Experience titrating vasoactive medication, Chest Tube

Preferred or nice to have: Arterial Lines, Flo-Tracs, Temporary Pacing

Procedures performed on unit: Temporary Pacing, Pre-op prep for cardiovascular surgery, Chest-tube removal, arterial line removal

Mobility team support

Patients monitored by central monitor station