Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Columbia, Missouri
Boone Hospital Center

BLS/BCLS

Please ensure that all candidates have a full skills checklist with their detailed resume combined on one document.

Optional 48hr GWW

We have a multidisiplinary unit. Critical care experience is a must.

If the nurse has expertise in a particular discipline we appreciate knowing that and will utilize them with those patients as a rule, but will possibly get exposure to patients in the other disciplines as well.

Unit: 2S ICU

Number of Beds: 32

Nurse Patient Ratio: typically 1:2, can be 1:1 or 1:3 as well (Specific ratio is not guaranteed)

Patient Age Groups: Adults, Geriatric

Top 10 Diagnosis/Procedures: Respiratory distress/failure, cardiac arrest, DKA, sepsis, ARF, strokes (hemorrhagic and embolic), OHS, TAVR's, vasc surgs, thoracotomies, carotids.

Special procedure done on the unit: Many procedures are done at the bedside including but not limited to bronchs, trachs, central line insertions, intubations, arterial line and swan ganz line placement, chest tube insertions.

Common Equipment: Alaris pumps, Prisma flex, Arctic Sun, IABP, Impella, SCD's, Phillips Monitors, Belmont rapid infusor, ceiling lifts, bard and CADD pumps, bladder scanners.

Common Medications: Vasopressors, sedative and anxiolytics. Paralytics, cardiac dysrhythmic meds.

Vasoactive Drip Titration is Required - Levophed, epinephrine, vasopressin, nicardipine, cleviprex

Floating to PCU is mandatory and nurse must be willing to float there when needed.

Must be float to Med Surg units as needed. Will be required to take up to 4-5 patients when floated.

Line Management Skills Required: IV Insertion, PICC/Central Line Management, Vascular Device Access/Care, Dialysis Fistula Care/Management, A-Line Management, CVP

Line Management Skills Preferred: PA Line Management, IABP

Cardiac Skills Required: Sheath Removal, Cardioversion/Defibrillation

Cardiac Skills Preferred: Obtain 12 Lead EKG, Epicardial Pacer Management

Airway Skills Required: Procedural Sedation, CPAP/BiPAP, Ventilators, High Freq Vents/Oscillators, Nitric Oxide, Trach Care

Critical Care Skills Preferred: EVD Management, ICP Monitoring, Impella/LVAD, Dialysis (obtain details peritoneal/CRRT/CVVHD), Rapid Infuser

Ortho/MS/Onc Skills Required: Feeding Tubes, Wound Vac

Ortho/MS/Onc Skills Preferred: Epidural/PCA Pumps

Behavioral Health Skills Preferred: Experience with Chemical Dependency

Exposure to patients in different disciplines.

Top 10 Diagnosis/Procedures.

For roles with a guarantee, Boone Health can call off staff for up to 36 hours in a contract