RN-ICU

RN - FLOAT POOL (ICU, ER, PCU) (48s) 1. General job duties: The Nursing Resource Team (NRT) is a hospital-wide float dept that serves ER, ICU & PCU service lines. Responsible for caring for a wide range of patient populations,, maintaining a high level of adaptability and understanding in each unit. NRT requires nurses to be efficient with time management and flexible in working with a variety of teams throughout the various units it supports. Promotes optimal health, well-being and safety through use of the nursing process and in accordance with patient care standards, and the Idaho Nurse Practice Act. Provides relationship based care as demonstrated by recognizing the patient, family and/or designee as a full partner in providing compassionate, coordinated and culturally competent care based on respect for patient’s preferences, values, and needs. Engages fully within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care. Integrates best current evidence into clinical practice and uses data to monitor and improve the outcomes of care processes. Uses information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making. 2. Required skills, minimum years of experience, and/or education: - Graduate of a nationally accredited Nursing program (BSN or ASN accepted) -Minimum of 2 years of ICU experience within the last 2 years at a Level I or Level II Trauma facility. Will float between ICU floors 2 and 3 (Cardiac ICU and Trauma/Neuro ICU) -There is no set timeframe for their PCU experience requirements, but they must have some prior experience working in or floating to PCU and feel comfortable with those ratios. -There is no set timeframe for their ER experience requirements, but they must have some prior experience working in or floating to ER were they have taken a patient assignment. They will be expected to care for ED pod patients and care for ED or boarded patients. Will be expected to be able to take a true ER patient assignment. - Experience with cardiac drips - Experience with non-invasive ventilation 3. Required licensures, certificates/registrations, and/or life support certifications: - State of ID (or compact) RN license - AHA BLS, AHA ACLS, NIHSS - Dept. of Health & Welfare Background Fingerprinting is required 4. Scheduling: NRT float RNs and traveler RNs have a consistent schedule and know when they work; the unit RNs will receive a message 2 hours prior to their shift, telling them on which unit they are assigned. This is a Float Pool position. Must float to ER, ICU (Floors 2 & 3 - Cardiac ICU & Trauma/Neuro ICU) & PCU. Can float mid-shift, if needed. 5. Bed size/number of rooms for this unit/dept.: - 21-35 beds, depending upon the unit in which they are working 6. Nurse to patient ratio of this unit: - ICU: 1:1-2 - PCU: 1:3-4 -Must also have some prior experience working in or floating to ER w/ true ER patient assignment.