Skip to content

Job ID: 468741 | Closed

ICU - CVICU RN

Little Rock, Arkansas

$3,208/wk

est. pay package

Shift

12hr days

Duration

13 weeks

HR/WK

36

Start Date

Jun 6, 2022

More Info

$3,208/wk

est. pay package

More Info

About this job

Arkansas Children s Hospital is a 359 bed, trauma 1, teaching hospital. www.arcchildrens.org MUST TEST NEGATIVE FOR NICOTINE CVICU, OH PICU is a 30 bed unit. 3 years of nursing experience is required. Peds CV is preferred, but not required. Manager will consider an adult CV RN. Travelers are not always placed with the lower acuity patients. Travelers will not take a fresh post-op due to the graduate nurse training program orientation needs. Floating is required within the ICU cluster (NICU, PICU, Burn PICU). Travelers are first to float. Nurse/Patient Ratios: 1:1 for ICU, 1:2-3 for Intermediate Ancillary Assistance: CNA/PCT Yes. 2 PCTS per shift. 24/7 Intensivist on unit. The unit also has their own specific code team. Strict unit policy; must waste narcotic within 2 hours. Residents, med students and nursing students will only be assigned to the PCU acuity patients in the unit. RNs should expect 2-3 days of orientation and specialty testing for the facility. ACH Dress Code must be followed and is available in Client Documents on the Compliance tab of this requisition. EMR is EPIC and Pyxis is the medication system. Schedule is manager/scheduler driven and every other weekend is required. No on call; holidays are required, as needed. Patient population (diagnoses): All congenital heart defects, heart failure, cardiac transplant, dysrhythmias, CRRT (not usually assigned to travelers), PD, etc. Unit will soon have VAD and Impella. No balloon pumps in the unit. ECMO experience preferred. Unit uses intracardiac lines. Age range is neonatal to adult. Average length of patient stay is 15 days. Visitation details: 2 parents can stay @ the bedside Patient Schooling Process: Child Life & Education specialists actively involved in evaluating each patient for unique school/education needs during prolonged hospitalization Equipment: Pyxis with bar code scanning, pharmacy dose, GE, Servo and ECMO. Transport system in house RTs manage ventilators Comment:RN CVICU needed for 12 hour DAYS 7a-7p Monday-Sunday,13 weeks 2 years experience. prior travel preferred. IVS to interview and NM to offer.** Must have covid vaccine, no exceptions** ACH is a nicotine free facility. Must be able to pass nicotine screen EPIC Will float if needed -ICU Cluster. Peds facility will need Peds exp BSN is preferred, but not required

Qualifications:
Travel nursing in Little Rock, AR

Thanks to its central location, Arkansas is a great stop on your travel journey. With the rushing Mississippi River on one side and the beauty of the Ozarks on the other, Arkansas is one of the original birthplaces of blues, jazz, and folk music. Whether you're stationed in Little Rock, Eureka Springs, or anywhere in between, experience a perfect slice of America.

Trustaff logo more info

Privately owned and operated, since 2002 Trustaff has specialized in matching skilled professionals like you with high-paying travel nursing jobs at the best facilities across the country as one of the top travel nursing agencies. When you join the Trustaff family, you'll enjoy the best of both worlds: not only are our travelers some of the highest-paid in the industry, you'll enjoy premier access to hundreds of jobs and unmatched personal service.

Here are the top-tier benefits you'll enjoy while traveling with Trustaff:

  • Great selection of high-paying jobs in all 50 states
  • Priority access to Trustaff-exclusive jobs
  • Weekly pay through direct deposit
  • Guaranteed weekly hours (depending on facility of choice)
  • Medical/Dental/Vision insurance - Health insurance options start at just $23/week!
  • 401k with employer match
  • Licensure reimbursement and CEU assistance
  • Travel assistance
  • Earn great referral and completion bonuses
  • Joint Commission certified
  • Employee discounts, rewards program, birthday contests, and more