Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $3,310 per week
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) registered nurse position in a rural healthcare facility located in Iron Mountain, Michigan. The role involves providing skilled nursing care in a 5-bed ICU with a focus on ventilator management, titrating drips, and handling complex patient cases such as respiratory failure, septic shock, and more. The position requires adaptability, experience with rural healthcare settings, and the ability to float to medical/surgical units as needed.
Responsibilities
- Provide skilled nursing care in a 5-bed ICU, including ventilator management and titrating drips (e.g., Levophed, propofol, insulin)
- Manage complex patient cases such as respiratory failure and septic shock
- Read and interpret monitor strips from 0700-1900 daily (training provided if needed)
- Float to medical/surgical units as needed, managing ratios of 1:3-6
- Work rotating day/night shifts, weekends (every other weekend, Friday-Sunday), and 2 out of 3 holidays
- Participate in potential call/standby opportunities
- Clock in and out at the facility
Requirements
- Licensure to practice as a registered nurse in Michigan
- ACLS and BLS certifications (American Heart Association)
- Minimum 2 years of ICU experience in an ICU setting
- Experience with ventilator management and titratable drips
- Comfortable working in limited-resource rural environments
- Ability to adapt to floating to medical/surgical units
- If previously employed by the organization, end date must be at least 6 months prior to submission
Schedule
- 12-hour shifts (0700-1900 & 1900-0700)
- Minimum 48 hours per week
- Orientation: 8-hour computer education session on day 1, shadowing on day 2, independent work from day 3
Operational Details
- No nurse aides on unit
- In-house hospitalist or intensivist coverage until 6pm, with ICU Tele Physicians coverage at night
- 24/7 respiratory therapy availability with equipment including vents, Cpap, Bipap, and heated high flow
- Dress code: Solid professional attire, no specific color required
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
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