RN - ICU - $56.13/hr

RN - ICU

●        ABOUT FACILITY: 250 Hospital Drive, Lexington, NC 27292

▪          How many licensed beds? 96

▪          Trauma Designation? No

▪          Teaching Hospital? Teaching system, but we do not have residents at LMC

▪          Chest Pain Center? No

▪          Stroke Center? Yes, primary

●        UNIT INFORMATION:

·         Beds: 16

▪          Census? Average patients/day?  Average daily census is 10

·         Minimum Years of Experience required? 2 years of ICU experience

·         Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes, with strong ICU experience

●        PATIENT TYPES/COMMON DIAGNOSES:

·         ARDS, sepsis, COPD, DKA, stroke, etc. (MICU type patients)

●        PATIENT RATIOS:

·         RN: 2:1 for ICU patients, 3:1 for IMC patients

·         LPN (IF APPLICABLE): N/A

·         CNA: 1 CNA will typically assist on the unit, sometimes 2

●        REQUIRED LICENSURE & CERTIFICATIONS:

·         BLS, ACLS, NIHSS required

●        SKILLS REQUIRED:

·         Art line management, vasoactive medication titration, vent management and weaning (with RT support), chest tube management, critical thinking

●        SUPPORT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT:

·         CNA? Duties? Yes, ADLs, some receptionist duties, assist with transport

·         Receptionist/HUC? No

·         Charge nurse? Yes

·         Phlebotomy? Yes

·         IV/VAT Team? No, PICC team on site partial hours

·         Resource Nurse? Yes

·         RT 24/7? Yes

·         Hospitalist 24/7? Yes, they do not cover CCU

·         Intensivist 24/7? Yes

·         Telemetry monitoring/tech? Yes, they do not monitor CCU rhythms, only act as back-up

●        TECHNOLOGY/EQUIPMENT:

·         EMR: EPIC

·         IV Pump: Alaris

·         Med dispensing: Omnicell

·         Monitors: GE

·         Unit specific equipment: Bair Hugger, Verathon Bladder Scanner, Blanketrol machine

●        FLOATING: IF YES, WHERE?

·         Med Surg with 4:1 ratio, ED as a resource (no assignment)

●        ORIENTATION (facility and unit):

·         NEO

·         2 days departmental

●        SCHEDULING:

·         Weekend rotation: every other

·         On call? If so, what is that schedule? No

·         Holiday Expectations: Travelers will work 75% of holidays

·         RTO: Resource Team approval

·         Shift times: 12-hour shifts- 0645 for days

·         Schedule cycle: every 6 weeks

●        OTHER NOTES:

·         Scrub Color: Royal Blue

·         Parking: Free

·         Unit Culture: Lots of smart, eager new grads on nights who need strong, experienced nurses willing to answer questions and help them gain confidence.