RN:ICU

SimpliFi Interview
● About Facility:
· 492 Bed
· Level II Trauma Center
· Level III NICU
· Primary Stroke Center
● General Information:
· Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes, with at least 2-years’ experience and Cerner OR EPIC experience.
· Traditional Travelers: at least 2-years’ experience
● Will be assigned a home unit on the first day of orientation.
General Cardiac
· Number of Beds: 10
● Patient Types:
· STEMI, post heart cath with interventions, respiratory failure/ventilated, post cardiac arrest, post stroke care, renal failure, hypertensive emergency, sepsis, critical care needs
● Skills required:
· Vent care, hemodynamic monitoring, medication titrations, arterial line, IABP, Impella, EKOS, CRRT (PrismaFlex), Chest tube, Swan ganz catheter, FloTrac monitoring, titratable drip management, hypothermia protocol
CVICU
· Number of Beds: 12
● Patient Types:
· Post op CABG, Valve, thoracotomies, V-A and V-V ECMO, post cardiac arrest, post heart cath, post op vascular surgery, critical care
● Skills required:
· Swan ganz catheters, arterial lines, hemodynamic monitoring, chest tubes, CRRT, medication titration, IABP, Impella, EKOS, vent management, Tandem Life/Tandem Lung
MIC
· Number of Beds: 14
● Patient Types:
· Acute respiratory failure, acute renal failure, acute liver failure, DKA, sepsis/septic shock, some post-surgical
● Skills required:
· ART lines, trach care, chest tubes, vasopressor usage, sedation usage, central lines
Neuro ICU
o Number of Be: 14 *Very busy unit, quick turn over in patients
● Patient Types:
o CVA, Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), Subdural hemorrhage (SDH), intraparenchymal hemorrhage (IPH), seizures
● Skills required:
o Trach care/maintenance, art line, vent/ETT, EVD, ICP monitoring (can teach)
Surgical ICU
· Number of Beds: 14
● Patient Types:
· Post surgical, trauma, vascular, multisystem trauma, neuro trauma
● Skills required:
· Trach care, art line, chest tube, wound care, drip management (pressors and sedation); CRRT preferred.
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● Patient Ratios:
· 1:2
● Required Certifations:
· ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
● Support on the Unit:
· CNA (Ratio): 1:10
· Receptionist/HUC? No
· Charge nurse? 1 per shift
· Phlebotomy? Yes
· IV/VAT Team? Yes
· Hospitalist? Yes
· Telemetry monitoring tech? Are RNs required to read/measure tele strips? Yes. ICU monitoring
● 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)
● Orientation:
· Travelers who are ew to the facility or return travelers who have been gone for 1+ years will have 24 hours of classroom time and 24 hours on the unit
· Rehires: orientation will depend on last date here
● Scheduling:
· Weekend rotation: Every other weekend, may work back to back weekends (rare)
· On call? No
· Holiday Expectations: One major and one minor seasonal holiday per policy
· Holiday Expectations: This does ot mean they will automatically be scheduled for those dates, but we will not contractually guarantee to being off prior to arrival.
▪ Baptist 2026 RTO dates needing approval:
● Martin Luther King Jr. Day: 1/19
● Valentine’s Day (week): 2/13 -15
● Entire month of March
● Easter Weekend: 4/3 – 4/5
● Mother’s Day Weekend, 5/8-10
● Memorial Day (week): 5/23 – 5/25
● Father’s Day Weekend 6/19-21
● Fourth of July 7/3-7/5
● Labor day weekend: 9/5-9/7
● Halloween: 10/30-11/1
● Thanksgiving: 11/25-11/29
● Christmas and New Year’s: 12/18-1/1
· Approval of tme off? Can we approve up to 7 days off on your behalf? Yes, excluding provided blackout dates, NM/Eanh approval for Blackout dates.
· Shift times: 7a-7p, 7p-7a
· Schedule cycle: 6 weeks
● Other notes:
· Scrub Color: An
· Parking: Staff parking deck on campus
● Contact Information: