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

BLS/BCLS

Optional 48hr GWW

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.

Preferred: PA Line Management, IABP

Required: Sheath Removal, Cardioversion/Defibrillation

Preferred: Obtain 12 Lead EKG, Epicardial Pacer Management

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

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

Required: Feeding Tubes, Wound Vac

Preferred: Epidural/PCA Pumps

Preferred: Exp. with Chemical Dependency

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

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

Special procedure 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.

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

For Boone Health RN, LPN's and RRT Requests

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