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Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,117 per week
Verified Pay | $20.00 -$24.00 per hour |
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Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
Location | Omaha, Nebraska |
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About this job
Aureus Medical Group - Nursing is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Omaha, Nebraska.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: ASAP
- Duration: 15 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Estimated payment breakdown
~$1973.00-$2117.00/wk*
~$720.00-$864.00 in weekly taxable income
~$20.00/hr-$24.00/hr*
Estimate assumes an 12 hour shift. Hourly rate may change based on shift length.
~$1253.00 in non-taxable stipend*
Actual amount subject to eligibility and seasonal/annual adjustments
General job duties and types of procedures required:
The example diagnoses within the APCU scope of care serve as guidelines for appropriate patient placement, but are not limited to the following:
• Chronic or sub-acute respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation
• High oxygen requirements (e.g., FiO2 > 0.50 in order to maintain SaO2 greater than 90%
• Advanced pharmacological interventions
• Advanced Pulmonary Artery Hypertension requiring treatment with epoprostenol sodium (Flolan) or treprostinil
(Remodulin) by continuous infusion administration
• Frequent assessments or medical interventions that are not available on the specialty medical surgical telemetry units
• Intracranial hemorrhage whom require intracranial monitoring through a ventriculostomy
Assessment and Reassessment:
Assessment of the patient is initiated within 15 minutes of admission. The assessment is conducted according to the
Admission Data Documentation on the Adult/Pediatric Patient. Vital signs are taken at least every 4 hours. All collected data is interpreted by a registered nurse and appropriate interventions are implemented as identified and documented.
Frequency of reassessment is based on individual patient needs and is conducted at a minimum of every 6 hours.
Assessment of the patient’s nursing care needs includes consideration of biophysical status, psychosocial status, age specific needs, cultural needs, environmental/discharge needs, spiritual needs, educational needs, advance directives, and the possibility of abuse or neglect.
Equipment utilized in the unit/dept:
• ventilators in patients who are stable and chronically ventilator dependent
• Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV), CPAP, BiPAP
• Temporary pacemaker
• Hemodialysis, Ultrafiltration
• CADD MS3, CADD Legacy I Infusion Devices
• Invasive catheters for central venous pressure monitoring
• Invasive catheters for arterial pressure monitoring
• Intracranial external ventricular drainage systems
• Intracranial pressure monitors
• charting is currently a mix of computerized and paper charting; new EMR implementation planned 8/4/12, transition to all computerized charting.
Position: RN
Specialty/Modality: RN-Intensive Care
Licenses/Certifications: ACLS (Advance Cardiac Life Support), CPR/BLS (Basic Life Support), State License-RN-Nebraska
Physical Abilities: From 50-100lbs
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Aureus Medical Group - Nursing Job ID #138-24-2655619. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: RN / REGISTERED NURSE / ICU RN / INTENSIVE CARE NURSE
About Aureus Medical Group - Nursing
Rewarding Careers. Experiences of a Lifetime.
At Aureus Medical Group®, we do more than connect you with a career opportunity. We help you create your ideal lifestyle. For more than 35 years we’ve helped healthcare professionals embark on journeys, scale mountains, and discover new spaces, places, and faces. We’re dedicated to your success, your dreams, and your adventures.
As a travel nurse with Aureus, you'll have the whole package - outstanding benefits, one-to-one personal service, 24/7 contact, and an recruiter who specializes in your area of specialty. With thousands of available travel jobs across the country, we’re sure to have the right fit for you.
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