Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care in Philadelphia, PA

Registered Nurse (RN) | Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Agency: Concentric Healthcare Staffing
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Job Title

Registered Nurse – ICU / Intermediate Care (Float Pool)

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Full-Time | Onsite | Days (0700–1930) | 3×12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week

Key Responsibilities

• Assess, implement, and evaluate individualized care plans for assigned patients within an Intermediate Care / ICU float pool setting, floating between IMCU and step-down units only
• Manage complex patient populations including Med/Surg, PCU, and ICU-level acuity at a maximum ratio of 2:1, never exceeding 3:1 on any unit
• Care for patients with complex withdrawal syndromes (e.g., opioid use disorder requiring continuous drips, alcohol withdrawal protocols), hypertensive conditions, and DKA requiring insulin infusions and frequent glucose monitoring
• Collaborate with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary health care team to individualize and coordinate patient care using the nursing process
• Direct nursing support staff in the provision of patient care in accordance with standards of nursing practice and departmental policies and procedures
• Recognize and adhere to unit-specific exclusion criteria, including patients requiring positive pressure ventilation, dialysis, arterial lines, or continuous therapeutic warming devices

Required Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Minimum of 2 years of RN experience in an ICU clinical specialty
• Minimum of 2 years of general RN experience
• Active Pennsylvania Registered Nurse license or valid Multi-State Compact (MSL) license
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Additional certifications as required per order check for specialty area

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Experience managing patients on continuous drips such as Precedex and insulin infusions
• Familiarity with complex withdrawal management protocols (e.g., MINDS protocol for alcohol withdrawal)

Why Join Us

• Work in a structured float pool environment with a defined scope of floating — IMCU nurses float only between the IMCU and step-down units, never to general Med/Surg floors
• Gain diverse clinical exposure across IMCU and step-down patient populations within a large, established acute care facility in Philadelphia