RN – Medical ICU (MICU)

Specialty: Medical ICU (MICU)
Facility: CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
State License: IA
Certs/Licenses:
Years of Experience: 2 year(s)
Shift: 12H Nights 12 hr nights
Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
Description: Specialty: ICUFacility: CHI Health Mercy Council BluffsState License: IACerts/Licenses: Years of Experience: 2 year(s)Shift: 12H Nights 12 hr nightsGuaranteed Hours: 36 hours per weekDescription: Unit Notes:* * RN’s – Pass/Fail exam on Friday during orientation. OPEN BOOK exam on skills learned – they are given all necessary resources to pass. Must receive a 90% to pass or they will be terminated * * Radius Rule: 50 miles AND candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity.**Driver’s license required at submittal and will be used to determine if candidate is outside 50 miles.****Fingernail policy: Artificial nails are prohibited in all departments providing patient care- refusal to remove nails will lead to termination of contractDepartment: ICU RN*Certifications Required: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS – PALS & TNCC preferred*PRESCREEN+AUTO OFFER DKA,stemi,stroke,a fib rvr, COVID, cops exac, pE, light stuff cause they have no GI doctors- sometimes we stabilize to send to Bergan- # of Beds- 16- Nurse:Patient Ratios- 2: 1- Common diagnoses/Types of patients- Medical ICU- sepsis, resp failure, stroke, MI- How many years experience required?- preferred 2 years- Previous travel experience required?- preferred- Experience or ‘Must have’ skills- ICU experience with experience in drips, vents, bipaps- Are RNs required to titrate drips? – Yes- Common titratable &/or set rate drips- vasopressors, sedation ( levo, neo, cardene, precedex, propofol, etc)- Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift?- Yes- Does the charge nurse take an assignment?- Yes- Are there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit? Ratios? Duties?- No nurse aids- Hospitalist &/or Intensivist in house 24/7? In the ICU 24/7?- Hospitalist 24/7 in house, intensivists in house during day hours and available tele medicine during night- RT in ICU 24/7?- no, shared with ER- RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.) Are RNs required to do anything with these besides trouble shoot?- RT does all adjusting- Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit?- centralized tele monitor techs not located in house- Are RNs required to read their own strips?- Monitor tech will read but nurse but be able to read and verify- What brand are the tele monitors?- draegers- Shifts & Scheduling – 1830-0700. every third weekend- Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling? no self-scheduling. cannot gaurentee block scheduling. A traveler is needed for high need shift. – Weekend Requirements- every third weekend- Holiday Requirements- 4 th of july – Is there a call or standby requirement? no- Floating Requirements- will float to PCU (progressive Care) if not needed in icu- Scrub Color/Dress Code- navy blue scrubs- How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation- 1 shift for ICU and 1 shift for pcuRadius Rule: 50 miles AND candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity within the past yearRTO needed upfront – Additional RTO will not be approved, including after submissions. Cancellation Policy:Hospital can cancel up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment, 3 shifts for assignments that are less than 13 weeks. Charting System:EPIC BSN Required: License to Submit:Yes Trauma Level:3 Care Setting:Acute Division:Nursing Shift Notes:12 hr nights Required Certifications:ACLS, BLS Certification, NIHSS