Alto Healthcare Staffing is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in North Platte, Nebraska.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 03/21/2025
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Department: Critical Care
PCU & ICU - 48 hours
- # of Beds: 32
- Nurse/Patient Ratios: ICU 1:2, PCU 1:4, MedSurg 1:5
- Required Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
- Common diagnoses: Heavy cath lab - Coronary angiograms & stenting,
peripheral angiograms & stenting, sepsis, neurosurgery, drug & alcohol
abuse, COPD, CHF, etc. ICU: occasional IABP, Impella (higher acuity typically
go to core staff) Occasional peds - go to core staff.
- Experience: First time traveler okay. Prefer ICU background, otherwise must have PCU background. Must be able to titrate drips. Must be comfortable taking PCU
(1:4) or MedSurg (1:5) patients - there are time that there are no 'ICU' patients on
the floor.
- Are RNs required to titrate drips?: Yes
- Common titratable: ICU: all common critical care drips. PCU: Cardizem, insulin,
pressors/inotropes, heparin, Lasix, bumex.
- Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift: 1 charge nurse every shift. They only take
patients if absolutely necessary. They respond to all codes/rapids. House
supervisor does bed control/placement.
- Are there nurse aids on this unit: Techs are generally staffed (census/staffing
dependent) ratios: 1:8-16.
- Hospitalist in house 24/7: Hospitalist in house 24/7 for their patients. Some
primary care physicians follow their patients here. No intensivist.
- RT in ICU 24/7: Yes
- RT Equipment: Vents, CPAP, BIPAP, heated high flow (Opti flow).
- Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit: Tele tech is located in the ICU. They
watch all 3rd floor patients, 4th floor & some ER. RNs are required to be able to
read the strips on the monitors when they assess the patient, but telemetry is
always watching. Tele monitors are Phillips.
- Shifts & Scheduling: 12Hr shifts: 545a-6p & 545p-6a. Core staff scheduled first,
then agency fill in. Schedule is out for 6-weeks at a time, 2 weeks in advance.
- Weekend Requirements: At least every other, if not most all weekends
- Holiday Requirements: Varies, but usually we will staff them into holidays, as
needed.
- Is there a call or standby requirement: No
- Floating Requirements: No floating outside of this mixed unit.
- Scrub Color: Royal blue scrubs.
- How many shifts of unit specific orientation: Hospital orientation is M-F the first
week, then they will train for 2 shifts on the unit. The hospital orientation covers
EPIC training, basic skills, & manager expectations.
Alto Healthcare Staffing Job ID #839757. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.
About Alto Healthcare Staffing
Alto Staffing is a professional staffing, placement, and human resource firm that got its start in 2003. Our founder witnessed first-hand how much her colleagues cared for their patients and how little their staffers would care for them. Since then, we’ve dedicated ourselves to building an enterprise solution led by clinicians and experts focused on changing healthcare for the better. For the last 20 years, we’ve helped place thousands of clinicians for clients in assignments all over the country, ensuring each one received the support and solutions they needed to excel in their positions and succeed in their careers.
Benefits
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- 401k retirement plan
- Referral bonus