Experience Maine's Unique Charm as an ICU Travel Nurse!

JOB DESCRIPTION & REQUIREMENTS
Registered Nurse – Intensive Care - ICU - Travel - (ICU RN)
StartDate: 11/11/2024 Available Shifts: 12 N Pay Rate: $1834.90 - $2022.14

Simplifi Interviews Hospital Information: Address: 140 Academy Street, Presque Isle, Maine Beds: 89 Licensed Beds Teaching Facility General Information: Beds: 6 Minimum experience: 2 years Will you accept a first-time traveler? No If they have a lot of clinical experience, and some of it has been in a small unit reach out to Jodi, she sometimes will make exceptions. Patient Types: It is a multi-acuity unit; travelers will take MSU level patients if there are no ICU patients or you may have a mixture of both Post-heart Cath, Cardiac (ACS/NSTEMI/CHF), post-surgical, Overdose, Cardiac arrest, Detox patients – medical reasons, vents, septic shock, pulmonary edema, end stage COPD, oncology with complications Surgeries at the Facility: GI Surgeries, High risk colectomies, Resections, Gastric surgeries for gastroparesis, Vascular, jaw reconstruction, pacemaker insertion, orthopedic (spinal, joint replacement), Bedside Procedures Done: Cardioversion, Trans venous pacing, TEE, intubations, chest tube insertions, para/thoracentesis, central line insertions, epidural insertions, lumbar punctures They will teach travelers things they may want to learn (ABGs, U/S guided IVs etc) Patient Ratios: RN - 1:2 for acute patients up to 1:4 if Med-Surg overflow. Can have 1:3 if two are lower acuity/medical status No CNA support Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS (preferred) Skills required: Please ask all travelers about charge experience and include in the offer info if they have/have not worked in a CRN capacity Vents (basic understanding including ability to titrate FiO2 and comfortability titrating), traches, drains, chest tubes, IV placement, reading and interpreting cardiac rhythm strips (confirm monitor tech’s findings) ABG Collection preferred (willing to train travelers) Familiarity with Chemotherapy (preferred) Support on the Unit: Telemetry Monitor Tech 24/7, RT is only on dayshift but can be called in for unstable patients as needed. For vented patients the only setting the nurse would adjust is the FiO2 Intensivist at EMMC available for consult. Hospitalist 24/7 House Supervisor Flight team in-house as a resource when not on transport. Charting System: Cerner Floating: None Orientation: (facility and unit) Two days of hospital orientation 2 days with preceptor (1 observing, 1 providing hands on care) Scheduling: Weekend rotation: out of 6 weeks they can work up to 4, core staff works every other weekend. Manager says she will try to be flexible to fit them into that rotation when she can, but this is not guaranteed. Call required: No call Holiday Expectations: as needed RTO requests: Seek manager approval Other notes: Scrub Color: Any color, professional Free Parking? Yes Culture on the unit: The area and hospital are a very welcoming community, everyone makes eye contact and says hello. The hospital staff are a big family, very traveler friendly.

Required Qualifications
Years of Experience: 2. ME RN license or compact state lic
BLS, ACLS
ICU Reference and Skills Checklist within a year
60 Mile Radius Rule
SSN & DOB

FACILITY LOCATION
Presque Isle is the largest town in Maine’s northernmost county and the starting point for the world’s largest scale model of the solar system. The Double Eagle II in 1978, a hot air balloon took off from Presque Ile and landed roughly 137 hours later in Misery, France, making it the first hot air balloon to cross the Atlantic. Maine is famous for its restaurants and outdoor sports such as snowmobiles, fishing, hunting and mountain biking.

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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Years of Experience: 2. ME RN license or compact state lic
BLS, ACLS
ICU Reference and Skills Checklist within a year
60 Mile Radius Rule
SSN & DOB