RN ICU - Travel Nurse

Company: The Gypsy Nurse
Location: Dayton
Posted on: January 13, 2021

Job Description:

We're looking for Intensive Care Unit RNs for an immediate travel nurse opening in Dayton, OH. The right nurse should have 1-2 years recent acute care experience. Read below for more requirements.As an ICU Travel Nurse, you'll be responsible for evaluating and monitoring patients in an Intensive Care Unit setting. ICU RNs provide the most direct care to patients in life-threatening situations, documenting and providing physician-directed care, assessing and implementing patient care plans, and delegating to other care providers as appropriate. As an ICU RN you will also be providing education and support to patient families, possibly for long-term care needs.As an ICU Travel Nurse, you should be prepared to perform the following tasks:* Provide basic bedside care.* Prepare, administer and record prescribed medication, reporting any adverse reactions to treatment.* Order and evaluate diagnostic tests.* Take samples for lab work, order corresponding lab work and interpret reports.* Monitor and adjust specialized equipment, and interpret and record electronic displays.* Ensure proper placement and functioning of catheters, leads and tubing.* Communicate patients' conditions to family members.ICU Travel Nurses should be able to stand and walk for long periods of time, as well as bend, lean and stoop without difficulty. RNs should be able to easily lift 20 pounds. Moving or lifting of patients may require lifting of up to 50 pounds at times. RNs may face hazards from exposure to certain chemicals or infectious diseases and will treat patients that may be confused, agitated, and/or uncooperative.NON-Ohio License RNs encouraged to be submitted; will accept on temp license (receive in 3 days). Requirements: ACLS; BLS; NIHSS - must read and interpret strips Agency nurses will be hired into their home unit then expected to float (potentially to the HRRU, as we would for any employee). While caring for patients on the HRRU, it is expected staff to wear full PPE (gown, gloves, PAPR or N95). Nurses will be fitted for N95 prior to working on HRRU unit, unless PAPR is offered/needed. All other times, staff is expected to wear a mask when caring for none COVID patients and at all times while in the hospital. Staff will need to wear a mask upon entering the hospital. Once on the unit, a surgical mask will be provided to them to wear throughout their shift. Medical exemptions are discouraged as travel nurse is hired to float where needed during their contract.*** *Important: MVH will expect some float with these contracts, as needed. As an agency nurse, it is expected that they will be the first to float. Every care will be taken to float to "like" or similar units in which the nurse has done some orientation/competency. THIS INCLUDES THE SOUTH HOSPITAL LOCATION IN CENTERVILLE

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