Position Details

Order Details 13 week ICU traveler needed. Trauma, Neuro, Medical Surgical Experience. (GI Bleeds, Serve Sepsis, Renal, Endocrine, etc). Many times, we get applicants with limited neuro experience and we have difficulty finding appropriate assignments. Our ratio is 2:1 or 1:1 depending on patient acuity. Our assignments are re-evaluated on a 4-hour basis, if not sooner, to assure nurse and patient safety. We need someone who is able to make quick decisions on their feet, someone who is detail oriented, but able to see the bigger picture Someone who is eager and enthusiastic about work, someone who has integrity, and able to self-report mistakes or errors without fear of being reprimanded. This is an extremely fast paced environment, so we need someone with strong assessment and clinical skills. We have great cooperation and RN to RN interactions here, especially on night shift. We do multi-disciplinary rounds every day and the nurse plays a major role in this. There are Attendings, Fellows, Residents, Physician Assistants and Nurse Practioners available on the unit at all times, as well as Respiratory Therapists. We also have access in every room to the eICU Electronic ICU, which can be an extra set of critical care experienced RN eyes or someone to ask questions. Our team is set composed of an Operations Manager 5 Team Coordinators (charge nurses) 2 Nurse educators 6 Clinicians (who work right along side of everyone, unit leaders) CCRN preferred but not necessary. Experience with: Ventilators, Mulitple gtts, Wound/dressing changes, V.Caths, Bolts, A-Lines / CVPs / Swans, End of Life / Gift of Life (Organ Donation), CRRT and Rapid infusers. Additional Information:***Please Note -Your Agency s contract to your traveler MUST mirror the confirmation page. If your agency does not comply with this standard, your agency will be at risk of being removed from the Geisinger vendor set. No exceptions! Start Date Must be Identical. End Date Must be Identical. ***Please Note - All Requested Time Off (RTO) must be disclosed at the time of submission. If your agency or the traveler does not include all RTO in the submission form and adds it post confirmation, your agency will be at risk of being removed from the Geisinger vendor set. No exceptions! Time off requested after the acceptance date, will not be approved. Position Urgency:Quick Start Billing string = Medefis