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Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Phoenix, Arizona
Saint Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center

$2,352/week

Posted 7 hours ago Verified

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A large hospital in Arizona is looking for experienced Neuro ICU/Intensive Care Unit RN's for a travel assignment.
The right candidate will have two years of Neuro ICU experience in a large level one Trauma facility.

Job requirements

Two years of Neuro ICU experience required in large (450+) Level 1 Trauma experience required.
6 months travel experience.

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Unit specific information

Unit: Neuro ICU
# beds: 32 beds
Certs: BLS, ACLS.
Ratios: 1:2
EMR: Cerner
Charge Nurse: Yes, does not take patients
Holidays: Work into core staff rotation.
Scrub Color: Any color or print (non-offensive)
Tele: Phillips monitors.
Vents: Yes.
RT 24/7: Yes
Pharmacy 24/7: Yes
- Floating: Required to float between all ICU floors, and all Tele Units. Will get a patient load of 4:1 on tele. 1st to float
Common diagnosis / Types of patients: Any patient that would qualify for critical care with a neuro diagnosis. Hospital does craniotomies, brain tumor removal and ablations, brain biopsies, complicated spine surgeries and scoliosis repair.
Must have strong neuro assessment skills and ICP monitoring experience.

Additional Details

Traveller must pass dysrhythmia exam prior to acceptance, traveler has 2 attempts
Day 1 PASS/FAIL SIMs Lab: Nurses must complete SIMs Lab for Foley catheter insertion and central line dressing changes.
Lifts, restraints, and wound care education provided due to varying equipment and policies facility to facility.

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