Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN) – Adult ICU -Travel
Job Location: ST. PETERSBURG, FL
Job Duration: 3 Months (possibility of extension)
Shift: Days, 7:00am – 7:30pm
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Critical care registered nurses are adept at providing such care in settings where patients have suffered a heart attack, stroke, shock, severe trauma, respiratory distress or other severe medical issues.
- Specific critical care nurse duties and responsibilities can include:
- Assessing a patient’s condition and planning and implementing patient care plans.
- Treating wounds and providing advanced life support.
- Assisting physicians in performing procedures.
- Observing and recording patient vital signs.
- Ensuring that ventilators, monitors and other types of medical equipment function properly/adjusting ventilator/IABP.
- Administering intravenous fluids and medications.
- Suctioning.
- Collaborating with fellow members of the critical care team.
- Responding to life-saving situations, using nursing standards and protocols for treatment.
- Acting as patient advocate.
- Providing education and support to patient families.
- Critical care nurses may also care for pre- and post-operative patients.
- In addition, some serve as case managers and policy makers, while others perform administrative duties.
Facility Requirements:
- Must have ACLS & BLS certifications, these must be attached to the submission (Must be through the American Heart Association).
- Must have vent/trach experience, knowledge of central lines & preferred wound care experience.
- Must have FL RN or multi-state RN license, must be attached to resume.
- May be required to float to lower acuity depending on facility census.