ICU RN
Kansas City, Missouri
Research Medical Center

Job Overview for Healthcare Recruiters and Workers

Position Details

• Specialty: RN
• Employment Type: Travel
• Location: Kansas City, Missouri
• Facility: Research Medical Center MO
• Hospital System: HCA Healthcare (Parent)

Facility Information

• Overview: Research Medical Center offers a range of medical and health clinic services, including:

  • Women's services (obstetrics and fertility)
  • Emergency room and trauma center
  • Stroke center
  • Walk-in clinic
  • Orthopedics

• Campus Locations:

  • Main campus on Meyer Boulevard
  • Research Medical Center Brookside Campus
  • Research Psychiatric Center

• Network: Part of HCA Midwest Health, the largest healthcare network in the Kansas City area, consisting of 10 hospitals and various outpatient services.

Unit Specifics

• Unit Name: ICU
• Number of Beds: 32
• Patient Ratios: 2:1
• Unit Staffing: Includes unit secretary available from 0730 to 0000.
• Documentation System: Meditech

Scheduling Requirements

• Shifts: 3 twelve-hour shifts per week, with every other weekend or 4 weekend shifts in a 4-week schedule.

Floating Policy

• Floating to similar units as needed, including:

  • NS ICU
  • Cardiac Telemetry
  • Progressive Care Unit
  • Burn Unit
  • ED Inpatient Overflow

Patient Experience Requirements

• Experience: Minimum of 2 years in ICU, with a preference for ICU experience.

Required Certifications

• Mandatory:

  • ACLS
  • BLS
  • NIHSS
• Preferred: TNCC

Requested Skill Set

• Trauma patient management
• IV administration of vasoactive medications
• Ventilator management
• Chest tube management
• Care of post-op surgical patients
• Cardiac rhythm identification and management
• Hemodynamic monitoring
• Care of stroke patients

Advanced Skills Needed

• Hemodynamic and ventilator management

Procedures Performed on Unit

• Chest tube placement
• Ventriculostomy
• Moderate sedation
• CRRT
• Therapeutic hypothermia
• ECMO
• Arterial line and central line placement

Dress Code

• Top: Navy scrub top (no t-shirts)
• Bottoms: Navy or black scrub bottoms
• Jackets: Navy, white, or black (solid colors)
• Undershirts: Navy, white, or black (solid colors)

Awards/Recognition

• Comprehensive Stroke Center
• Level 1 Trauma Center

Additional Information

• The unit features 16 beds in both MICU and SICU.
• Consideration for new equipment or technology, staff tenure, and schedule options may enhance the appeal of this assignment.