ARMStaffing is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: ASAP
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Acute Inpatient Rehab Facility – patients come to an Acute Rehab after strokes, spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, amputees, and can be medically complex.
Below are some conditions treated (patients may have more than one of these conditions):
- Strokes, TBI, Spinal Cord injuries, Trauma, Resp. Failure, Cardiac Failure, Surgical Complications, non-healing wounds, , bowel obstructions, prosthetic training etc…
- The patients get 3 hours of therapy a day, PT, OT SLP
- The patients don’t plan on coming to us except for prosthetic training.
- The average stay in our hospital is 10-14 days.
Acuity:
- Only drips done is Heparin and that is rare.
- You will see wounds, wound vacs, trachs, IV antibiotics, dementia
- We are like a med surg floor
Nurse Patient Ratios
- Typical load is 6-8:1. Staffing about the same or slightly higher with nursing assistant.
- Behaviors or increased isolation could result in smaller assignments.
- UPMC does all of our labs, IVs, etc. You can start your own IVs if competent.
EHR/Med dispense
- EPIC for Electronic Health Record
- Omnicell
Orientation
- One 12 hour shift of orientation. If needed, could give a 2nd
- After that one shift of orientation, you are expected to take your own team of patients.
- A resource nurse will be assigned to check in on you a few times throughout the shift to ensure you have everything you need.
- Successful nurses for this engagement site are those with critical thinking skills and recent med/surg hospital experience. It is a busy unit. Good time management to manage the nursing needs around the therapy schedule along with being communicative and a team player.
- The expectation is that night shift staff work every other Friday and Saturday and day shift staff work every other Saturday and Sunday. Trades are optional after the schedule is posted.
- Every other holiday is also expected.
- If you call off on a weekend you will be expected to make up that weekend.
- Burgundy scrubs, No crocs, open heeled shoes.
- No cell phone, drinks, or food in patient areas.
Requirements
- BLS Certification through AHA
- Active and unencumbered RN Licensure that is Compact or a PA license.
At ARMStaffing we take care of our nurses! We offer:
- Health & Retirement Benefits
Day-1 access to extensive benefits including Medical, Vision, Dental, Life and more…
- Complimentary Onboarding
We pay your way through onboarding including Physicals, TITERS, and everything else. A dedicated Onboard Specialist will schedule your appointments, so you can focus on patient care while we focus on helping you get started faster.
- On-Call Support
We have on-call support 24/7, 365 days a year. Need clinical support? We have an experienced team across healthcare practices who can offer immediate direction.
- 401k Retirement Savings Plan
After a qualifying waiting period, employees are eligible for 401k. Employees that contribute at least 5% will receive a 4% company match.
- Recruiter Matching
When you apply with ARMS, you will be matched with a specialized recruiter based on your preferred location and specialty.
- Honestly, there's so much more... like Travel Reimbursement, Housing Allowance, Meals & Incidentals, Referral Bonuses, Completion Bonuses; it goes on.
We're not the only ones who think ARMStaffing should be your first choice, here's why:
- SIA's Top-50 Fastest Growing Healthcare Staffing Firms — 2019
- SIA's Largest Healthcare Staffing Agencies in the U.S. — 2023
- Celebrated as a Top Workplace in the Lehigh Valley — 2022, 2023
- Perfect scores for 'Name, Not a Number' and 'Recruiters' Personalities' on Highway Hypodermics
- Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Health Care Staffing Services Certification
Contract & local rates may vary based on location and residency of applicant. For more details, please ask an ARMStaffing recruiter about your options!
ARMStaffing Job ID #31289352. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: RN:ICU,07:00:00-19:00:00
About ARMStaffing
Allied Resources Medical Staffing (ARMStaffing) places the most qualified medical professionals in the industry, including: local and travel contract, temp-to-perm, per diem, and direct-hire personnel.
As a leader in medical staffing, we cover every segment of the healthcare market and take pride in our ability to exceed our clients' expectations. We accomplish this through our total dedication to our clients and field associates, our over 15 years of experience, a strong and diverse poor of medical professionals, and the high level of loyalty of our internal staff.
We also make it a point to develop and maintain close relationships with staffing and office managers to ensure clear communication and proper placements based on the client's criteria. This allows us to tailor our services to best suit the staffing needs of our clients, while placing our employees in positions that match their abilities and preferences.
Our goal is to offer unparalleled service to our valued healthcare clients, regardless of facility size or location, and to maintain a top-notch workforce of qualified, dedicated and medical professionals.
The Experts in Healthcare Recruiting
- Local and travel contracts
- Temp-to-perm employment
- Direct-hire personnel
- Per Diem
- Staffing for every segment of the healthcare industry including, RNs, LPNs, and CNAs, and Allied Health Professionals
- Long-term contracts, block scheduling and per diem staffing options
- 24-Hour customer service and on-call support 365 days a year
- Full-time, registered nurse on staff to provide screening, background, and reference checks
- Long-term and temporary career options with outstanding employee benefits
- Medical Benefits
- Company-matched 401K
