Travel RN - ICU

Travel RN - ICU

American Traveler

Garden City, Kansas, United States

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

$2,023.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a 13-week night shift assignment requiring KS or compact RN licensure and critical care drip titration skills.

Details

Acute care ICU with 10 general beds at a Level 3 trauma facility

Nurse to patient ratio of 1:2

Common diagnoses include abdominal pain, chest pain, fever, cough, dyspnea, headache, injury, and extremity pain

RNs required to titrate drips including vasopressors, inotropes, sedatives, analgesics, metabolic, and specialized drips

RNs must be able to independently read telemetry strips and escalate as needed

Onsite hospitalist and 24/7 respiratory therapy coverage with vents, CPAP, BiPAP, and high flow equipment

Rural setting utilizes telehealth for critical care and pulmonology support

Charge nurse takes an assignment and nurse aides are available depending on volume

Night shift schedule using self-scheduling and block scheduling

Weekend requirement of a minimum of six shifts per six-week schedule

Holiday coverage required

Floating determined by nurse manager, with potential to float within Zone 4 for extreme need and priority given to travelers

Uses EPIC EMR

12-hour shifts over a 13-week assignment

Requirements

Active KS or Compact RN license required, pending licenses not accepted

Minimum 2 years of RN experience required

Required certifications: BLS (AHA), ACLS (AHA), NIHSS, and CRRT

Experience titrating critical care drips required

Ability to work in a rural setting and utilize telehealth for critical care and pulmonology support

Ability to independently interpret telemetry strips

Copy of driver's license required for consideration

Two professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years, including employment dates and rehire eligibility

Additional Information

Provide direct critical care nursing to ICU patients including drip titration and monitoring

Collaborate with onsite hospitalist, respiratory therapists, and telehealth critical care/pulmonology support

Navy blue scrub color required

Must reside at least 60 miles from the facility

Unit and department orientation date and location assigned during orientation week

Clinicians should plan to be in-state for orientation week even if initial modules are remote

First-time travelers may be considered

American Traveler