Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $1,799 per week

About the role

Travel nurse RN position in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at a facility in Lexington, North Carolina. This is a 13-week contract with night shifts, 36 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Provide critical care nursing in a 16-bed ICU with an average daily census of 10 patients
• Manage art lines, titrate vasoactive medications, manage and wean ventilators (with RT support), manage chest tubes, and apply critical thinking
• Care for MICU-type patients including those with ARDS, sepsis, COPD, DKA, and stroke
• Maintain patient ratios: 2:1 for ICU patients, 3:1 for IMC patients
• Collaborate with support staff: CNA (assists with ADLs, receptionist duties, transport), charge nurse, resource nurse, RT (24/7), hospitalist (24/7), and intensivist (24/7)
• Float to Med Surg (4:1 ratio) and ED as a resource (no assignment) as needed

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience
• First-time travelers accepted with strong ICU experience
• Required licenses/certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
• Scrub color: Royal Blue

Skills

• Arterial line management
• Vasoactive medication titration
• Ventilator management and weaning (with RT support)
• Chest tube management
• Strong critical thinking

Technology & Equipment

• EMR: EPIC
• IV Pump: Alaris
• Med dispensing: Omnicell
• Monitors: GE
• Unit-specific: Bair Hugger, Verathon Bladder Scanner, Blanketrol machine

Unit information

• Facility: 250 Hospital Drive, Lexington, NC 27292
• 96 licensed beds
• Teaching system (no residents at this location)
• Primary Stroke Center
• Support: Phlebotomy available; PICC team on-site part-time; telemetry monitoring/tech available (back-up only, does not monitor CCU rhythms)
• Unit culture: Night shift has many new grads; seeking experienced nurses willing to answer questions and help them gain confidence
• Free parking available

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Guaranteed hours
• Continuing education
• 401k retirement plan
• Sick pay
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Referral bonus
• Employee assistance programs
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits (benefits start day 1)