Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Metairie, Louisiana
East Jefferson General Hospital

BLS

State Licensure (within 30 days of start)

NIH Stroke Certification required for facilities specializing in stroke care

1:2 Ratio but sometimes flexes to 1:3

Weekends Required: Yes, 4 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule

Call Required: No

Float Required: Yes, will float to all ICUs and may float to the ED or PACU to care for ICU patients in those areas. May occasionally float to MS/PCU units with 1:4 patient ratios

Nurses do all lab sticks, EKGs, and line starts

Type of equipment includes but is not limited to the following: Alaris IV Pumps, CADD PCA pumps, Servo I ventilators, Fresenius CRRT Dialysis machines, Edwards Lifesciences cardiac Monitors, Medtronic EVD Management Systems; Arctic Sun TMS; GE Monitors, Hill Rom Beds, Pyxis Medication Station; and Veratron Bladder Scanner

Please note that we may still have Covid-19 patients and all nurses are expected to be able to take care of any isolation patient.

Please know your N95 Mask size

Required to work 4 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule

May be expected to float to different units as needed

Several forms and pieces of documentation are required as per the 'Accounting Documents' and other related sections.