Certification Details ACLS and BLS certifications required TNCC a plus Job Details Hospital: Rapides Regional Medical Center Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Address: 211 4th Street Unit Name: Medical ICU Building: South Tower Cost Center: 65073 Number of Beds: 26 Patient Ratios: 2:1 Unit staffing description: RNs and Unit secretary/COVID runner. Total care is provided by RNs. Type of equipment: Ventilators, Alaris IV pumps, Balloon pumps, ventriculostomy drains, glucometers. Use of iMobile phones and technology by all staff in the hospital. Documentation system: Meditech using EBCD (Evidence Based Clinical Documentation) Shift are twelve hours from 7 to 7; every other weekend. Holiday requirements Nursing staff will float to other Medical-Surgical Units in the hospital as needed with priority focus on pulling to Intensive Care Units. Patient Experience requirements: Hourly rounding, bedside hand-off reporting, completion of "My Care Board" during hand-off report; use of AIDET with a focus on compassionate connected care. Job Requirements Must be willing to care for COVID-19 patients ICU experience Positive attitude, flexibility, teamwork, desire for excellence, self-motivated Good communication and people skills Ability to work in a diverse environment Ventilator management, critical care drip knowledge Thorough and accurate assessment skills Proficient knowledge with cardiac, neuro, and respiratory systems Don and Doff of PPE Procedures performed on unit: Intubations, cardioversions, ventriculostomy drain placement and management, IABP management, continual renal replacement therapy (CRRT), proning of patients. Schedule Information All nursing shifts are twelve hours from 7 to 7; every other weekend. Holiday requirements Floating policy: Nursing staff will float as needed with a priority focus on Intensive Care Units. Unit Specific Information Medical ICU Number of Beds: 26 Patient Ratios: 2:1 Unit staffing description: RNs and Unit secretary/COVID runner. Total care is provided by RNs. Type of equipment: Ventilators, Alaris IV pumps, Balloon pumps, ventriculostomy drains, glucometers. Additional Details Pathways to Excellence Certified Working toward Magnet status Certified Stroke Center Certified Chest Pain Center Level II Trauma Center HCA Unit of Distinction winner of top 10% and 5%. Finished overall 2 ranked ICU in HCA in 2019. Quality measures are highly maintained Many staff members are nationally certified, including managers Several highly tenured nursing staff Self-scheduling within certain guidelines iMobile technology This unit cares for ICU COVID-19 patients