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

ACLS

We have a multidisciplinary 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.

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.

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 procedures done on the unit: Many procedures are done at the bedside. 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.

Required: Sheath Removal, Cardioversion/Defibrillation

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

Required: Feeding Tubes, Wound Vac

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

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