Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,115 per week

Job Summary

Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Registered Nurse (RN) position available in an acute care facility located on the fourth floor. This role involves providing high-acuity care to adult patients with complex medical conditions, including respiratory failure, ARDS, CHF, COPD, post-stem cell transplant, post-surgical recovery, and other critical diagnoses. The ICU team is supported by a dedicated internal medicine team 24/7, respiratory therapists, and advanced monitoring equipment. The position requires adaptability, professional excellence, and strong clinical skills to work across various high-acuity patient scenarios within a teaching environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-acuity care to adult ICU patients with complex medical conditions
• Work 12-hour night shifts, minimum of 36 hours per week
• Perform all EKG monitoring and interpretation
• Draw labs and perform EKGs
• Float to other units as needed (first to float)
• Manage up to 5 patients per team
• Participate in two orientation shifts: one classroom and one on the unit with a preceptor
• Work within a teaching environment alongside internal medicine team, respiratory therapists, and advanced monitoring equipment

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license
• Minimum 3 years of hospital ICU experience
• Current ACLS (American Heart Association), BLS (American Heart Association), and NIHSS (American Heart Association) certifications
• Recent Epic Electronic Medical Record (EMR) experience within the past year
• Recent hospital acute care experience in ICU
• No first-time ICU travelers accepted

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in adult ICU with competency in titrating drips such as vasopressors, sedatives, paralytics, insulin, and heparin
• Experience using ventilators, BiPAP, and high-flow nasal cannula

Schedule

• Night shifts from 1830-0700, with flexibility for coverage gaps during initial schedule balancing
• Future scheduling via Oracle application, with shift swaps permitted
• Minimum of 6 weekend shifts (Saturday and/or Sunday) within a 6-week schedule block
• Holiday shifts may be required at the discretion of the manager; no Holiday RTO approved
• No call or standby requirements

Additional Information

• Scrubs are black
• Facility has no tube station
• Support staff available 24/7 but not assigned specifically to ICU
• BSN not required
• License to submit is necessary

Benefits

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits