Job Description & Requirements
Registered Nurse – Intensive Care - ICU
MICU/SICU
SimpliFi Interview
JOB DESCRIPTION
Hospital Information:
Baptist Medical Center East
400 Taylor Rd, Montgomery, AL 36117
176-bed acute care hospital
3,800 baby deliveries each year, making it the third-highest in total deliveries in the State of Alabama.
General Information:
Number of Beds:12
Will you accept a traveler with 1-year experience? No
Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes, with at least 2-years’ ICU experience and Cerner OR Epic experience
Patient Types:
Critical Care, Surgical – Heart failure, COPD, post-op GI, colon resection, fem-pop, carotids, vascular surgeries (no open heart, no neuro, no traumas)
Patient Ratios: 1:2; 1:3 (rare)
Required Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS required
Skills required: Vent maintenance, Trach care, chest tube, A-line, medication titration
Support on the Unit:
CNA (Ratio): 1:12
Receptionist/HUC: Yes, days only
Charge nurse: Yes, occasionally in assignment depending on staffing
Phlebotomy: Yes
IV/VAT Team: Yes
Hospitalist: Yes
Intensivist: Yes
Telemetry monitoring tech? Are RNs required to read/measure tele strips? Yes
Technology/Equipment:
EMR: Cerner
IV pumps: Plum 360
Medication dispensing: Omnicell
Monitors: Spacelabs
Floating: If yes, where?
Any like unit/patient location (MS-MS, MS-ICU task, MS-ER/MS holds; ICU-ICU, ICU-MS task or limit of 3, ICU-ER/ICU holds)