Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU – Travel – (ICU RN)

Job Description & Requirements

Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU – Travel – (ICU RN)

StartDate: 10/8/2024
Available Shifts: 12 N
Pay Rate: $1917.81 – $2113.51

Night shift is non negotiable
26 weeks is highly preferred

About Facility:
Address: 489 State St. Bangor, ME 04401
Level II Trauma Center
Bed: 411
General Information:
Beds: Varies, based on unit
Will you accept a traveler with 1-year experience? No, 2 years
Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes
Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:
Please ask all travelers about charge experience and include in the offer if they have/have not worked in a CRN capacity
Multispecialty Critical Care patients: Medical/Surgical/Cardiac/Neuro/Ortho/Trauma/Interventional
Common diagnoses included but are not limited to: Stroke, ICP monitoring, EVD Drains, spinal precautions, DKA, Sepsis, Multisystem trauma, COVID, STEMI, NSTEMI, Heart failure
ICU Float Pool RNs could float to ER Hold/Obs and care for MedSurg level patients there and Stepdown units – this can happen as often as is needed
Patient Ratios:
1:2, based on acuity. May get 3rd patient as one is being downgraded
ED Hold/Obs: 1:4-5, dependent on acuity
Required Licensure & Certifications:
BLS, ACLS, PALS, NIHSS
Skills required:
No more than 6 days of RTO (no holidays) is accepted at this time
Neuro and Trauma experience is an absolute must – please decline travelers without this; Ventilator management, critical care drips/titration, cardiac rhythm interpretation, measuring cardiac strips, drains, chest tubes, hemodynamic lines: art lines/CVP, Stroke experience
Support within the Department:
CNA (Ratio – 1:10 days; 1:10 nights)
Charge nurse
Phlebotomy, shared responsibility with RN
Resource Nurse 0700-1900, depending on unit
House Supervisor, 24/7
RT, 24/7
Hospitalist, 24/7
Cardiovascular Surgeon and team for CV surgical patients, 24/7
Intensivist, available for consult 24/7
OT, PT, ST – 0800-1600
Technology/Equipment:
EMR: Cerner
IV pumps: Alaris
Medication dispensing: Pyxis
Monitors:
Floating: If yes, where?
This is a float pool position that floats between all levels of care, appropriate to care type – this does include floating into the ED to take ED holds (patients with admission orders) AND/OR ED Observation patients (holding orders but not fully admitted); will include patients within your scope of practice and below; as well as PACU Holds (patients with inpatient orders awaiting a bed)
Orientation:
General hospital orientation followed by a tour by the education department to each floor. They get one shift of orientation and then they are on their own
Scheduling:
Weekend rotation: Every other
Day shift: Sat/Sun
Night shift: Fri/Sat
On call? No
Holiday Expectations: No RTO accepted for Holidays
Approval of RTO: to go through manager
Shift times: see posting
Schedule cycle:
Other notes:
Scrub Color: Any color, must be professional
No crocs with holes
Parking: Free

Required Qualifications
Years of Experience: 2. ME RN license or compact state lic
BLS, ACLS, PALS, NIHSS
ICU SCL and Reference within a year
RTO upon submission, no more that six days. No summer holiday time off will be granted.
SSN & DOB
100 mile radius rule
Will not accept previous perm Northern Lights employees
Coversheet needs to include perm address and mileage from facility

About the Facility
Featuring 411 beds, this medical center has 450 physicians and offers specialty and intensive services. This facility provides outreach clinics to many local hospitals in the region, allowing easier access for patients and supporting the role of those hospitals in their communities. In addition, the facility features a statewide medical helicopter service that transports critically ill and injured patients.

Facility Location
Bangor is the major commercial and cultural center for eastern and northern Maine. The City is located in the heart of Maine and looked upon as being Maine’s “Queen City” ever since 1834. Residents and visitors alike can benefit from the best of both worlds: a clean and friendly city that captures all the excitement, opportunity and activity, with shpping centers and cafes that are easy to access.

Job Benefits

At AMN Healthcare we take care of our travelers! We offer:

• Competitive pay rates
• Free, quality, private housing
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401(k) and Flex Spending
• Life Insurance
• Accident and Short-term Disability Coverage
• Free Continuing Education
• Refer a friend and earn extra cash!

About the Company

At AMN Healthcare, we strive to be recognized as the most trusted, innovative, and influential force in helping healthcare organizations provide quality patient care that continually evolves to make healthcare more human, more effective, and more achievable.

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