Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $1,878 per week

About the role

TotalMed RN is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a 13-week assignment in Towson, Maryland.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and monitor patients in an Intensive Care Unit setting.
• Provide direct care to patients in life-threatening situations, including administering and recording prescribed medications, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, and adjusting specialized equipment.
• Document and implement patient care plans, and delegate tasks to other care providers as necessary.
• Communicate patients' conditions to family members, providing education and support for long-term care needs.
• Perform tasks such as preparing, administering, and recording prescribed medication; ordering and evaluating diagnostic tests; taking samples for lab work; communicating patients' conditions to family members; and ensuring proper placement and functioning of catheters, leads, and tubing.
• Ensure proper placement and functioning of catheters, leads, and tubing.
• Communicate patients' conditions to family members.
• Communicate patients' conditions to family members.

Requirements

• A minimum of 1-2 years recent acute care experience.
• Current ACLS, BLS, CPI, and NIH certifications.
• Ability to stand and walk for long periods of time, bend, lean, and stoop without difficulty.
• Ability to lift up to 20 pounds.
• Prepared to perform tasks such as standing, walking, bending, and stooping.
• Prepared to perform tasks such as standing, walking, bending, and stooping.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Current CPR certification.
• Current ACLS certification.
• Current BLS certification.
• Current CPI certification.
• Current NIH certification.

Skills

• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong clinical judgment and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to handle stressful situations and provide emotional support to patients and families.

Benefits

• Weekly pay.
• Guaranteed hours.
• Continuing education opportunities.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Sick pay.
• Wellness and fitness programs.
• Referral bonus.
• Employee assistance programs.
• Medical benefits.
• Dental benefits.
• Vision benefits.

Pay

The pay package is based on 12-hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with a tax-free stipend amount to be determined.

Schedule

Shifts are 12 hours, days.