TravelNurseSource is working with AMN Healthcare to find a qualified ICU/Critical Care RN in PRESQUE ISLE, Maine, 04769!Pay Information$1,835 to $2,022 per weekAbout The PositionJob Description & Requirements
Registered Nurse – Intensive Care - ICU - Travel - (ICU RN)
StartDate: 11/11/2024
Available Shifts: 12 N
Pay Rate: $1834.90 - $2022.14
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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 QualificationsYears of Experience: 2. ME RN license or compact state licBLS, ACLSICU Reference and Skills Checklist within a year60 Mile Radius RuleSSN & DOB
Facility LocationPresque 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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BLS, ACLS
ICU Reference and Skills Checklist within a year
60 Mile Radius Rule
SSN & DOBBenefitsAt 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 AMN HealthcareAMN Healthcare is a leader in Nurse staffing. Our relationships with numerous healthcare facilities - including hospitals, home health agencies, and long-term care facilities - enable us to offer the most current travel nurse, local staffing, rapid response and crisis nurse jobs nationwide. We''re committed to finding you the best nursing job to fit your career goals. AMN Healthcare is an EEO/AA/Disability/Protected Veteran Employer. We encourage minority and female applicants to apply.