ICU RN - Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse

Part time – 24 hours per week, 12-hour night shift (7 AM – 7 PM).

Position Highlights

• Relocation incentive eligible
• Generous night-shift and weekend-shift differential (when applicable)

Responsibilities

• Performs initial and ongoing patient assessments; develops individualized, outcome-based plans of care
• Coordinates and delivers patient care, delegating tasks appropriately and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams
• Regularly reassesses patients, updates care plans, and documents thoroughly
• Effectively communicates patient status and care needs across teams and during shift transitions
• Follows protocols, administers medications safely, and demonstrates proficiency in required systems and procedures
• Provides advanced care to ECMO patients, including circuit management, data documentation, and technical education (if applicable)
• Delivers age-appropriate care based on developmental stages and patient-specific needs
• Follows infection control, safety procedures, and regulatory standards
• Adheres to legal, ethical, and organizational policies and participates in continuous professional development
• Supervises and coordinates care provided by LPNs, Patient Care Assistants, and other nursing team members
• Facilitates communication with physicians, patients, families, and other departments

Requirements

• Associate degree required; BSN preferred
• No experience required; critical care nursing experience preferred
• Current Iowa RN license (current IL license if working in IL)
• BLS certification
• Mandatory Reporter certification
• ACLS certification within 12 months of hire
• Cardiac monitoring course and/or select units of advanced Nursing/Critical Care Course or comparable training
• TNCC certification
• Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training (NVCI) within 6 months of hire
• High language, intermediate to high math, and high critical-thinking ability
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to work with diverse groups of people
• Ability to work under pressure with a large degree of independence and accountability
• Ability to lead/direct others in high-stress situations

ECMO Requirements (if applicable)

• Attend and satisfy all requirements of a formal ELSO-based course of study approved by the ECLS Program Coordinator and Medical Director
• Complete 72 hours of supervised ECLS case management experience:
  • First 36 hours with a qualified preceptor at the pump
  • Remaining 36 hours as the primary pump specialist with a veteran specialist as the patient’s bedside RN
• Satisfactorily participate in an 8-hour ECLS competency simulation workshop verified by the ECLS Coordinator and Medical Director
• Satisfy annual requirements to maintain status as an ECLS specialist

About the Role

Provides and directs safe, effective, and culturally competent care for high-risk, critically acute patients with actual or potential life-threatening conditions. Through evidence-based practice, utilizes critical thinking to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate outcome-based care. Focuses on critically ill patients, including cardiovascular and surgical patients. May assume responsibilities and accountability for assigned ECMO patients.