Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care - $2,031 per week in Columbia, SC

Registered Nurse (RN) | Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care
Location: Columbia, SC
Agency: Prime Staffing
Pay: $2,031 per week
Shift Information: Nights - 3 days x 12 hours
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: 8/17/2026

About the Position

TravelNurseSource is working with Prime Staffing to find a qualified ICU/Critical Care RN in Columbia, South Carolina, 29203!

ID: 64154882 Shift: Night 3x12-Hour (19:00 - 07:30) Description: ** OPTION OF 13 or 26 WEEK CONTRACT - MUST WORK 2 of the 3 Holidays Thanksgiving/Christmas/NYPosition/Specialty: Registered Nurse / IMC / IICU (Intermediate Intensive Care)Years of Experience Req: Required at least 1 completed travel assignment and 2 yrs of RN experience. Previous IICU/ICU exp. with acuity of at least 1:3 is required.Weekend Requirement: 6 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule periodRTO, Block & Special Scheduling Requests: ALL requests must be included with the submission. Requests will only be accommodated if approved by the facility at the time of booking.Call off Policy: Facility is allowed to call off 1 shift per 2 weeks.Accept First-Time Travelers: Yes. 3 years experience within specialty required for 1st time travelers *MUST HAVE CRITICAL CARE EXP. Locals Accepted? Radius Rule: Yes. Refer to the Submittal Instructions for radius rule criteria.Pending License Accepted? No. Must have an active SC or multistate license.Required Certifications: ACLS / BLS / NIHSSRatios: 1:3Patient Population & Unit Details: Adult patients include trauma, medical, surgical, and neurology cases requiring monitoring or interventions every 1 2 hours. The unit receives direct admissions, ICU transfers, and escalations from Rapid Response Teams. Special equipment available includes Hercules patient re-positioners, ceiling lifts, and Airtaps.Summary of Required Skills: Clinicians must be proficient in cardiac monitoring and emergency response, including interpretation and management of dysrhythmias and telemetry monitoring. Experience in ICU or IICU required. Based on acuity of the unit Progressive care settings such as PCU, DOU, IMC, or Stepdown will be considered. Medication management skills must include titration of cardiac and vasoactive drips. Ventilator experience is required. Floating: While Prisma Health prioritizes keeping staff in their home unit, agency staff are required to float to other units or campuses as needed. Floating is limited to areas where staff are qualified and have documented competencies.Charting: 1 yr of EPIC experience requiredHospital Highlights: Prisma Health Richland Hospital is a regional community teaching medical center located in Columbia, South Carolina. It is designated by the American College of Surgeons as a Level I Adult and Level II Pediatric Trauma Center the only one of its kind in the Midlands. The hospital features 641 licensed beds and is Magnet-recognized for nursing excellence. It is home to advanced specialty programs including cardiac care, stroke, and vascular services. Modified 4:00:00 AM Account Manager: Amanda Rebholz Account Manager Email: COVID-19 Vaccine: Not Required Flu Vaccine: Required - No Exemptions Job Requirements & Qualifications Previous Charge Experience : - Years of Experience : 2 Patient Ratio Experience : 4 Charting System Experience : Preferred Charting System Name : Epic Community Hospital Experience : - LTAC Experience : - Trauma Level I Experience : - Trauma Level II Experience : - Travel Experience Required : - Certifications : ACLS, BLS, NIHSSSkills : Care of Ventilated Patient*, Craniotomy*, CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident)*, Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, Ortho trauma*, PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown, Pre/Post neurosurgery*, Spinal cord injury*, Surgical drains*, Telemetry - on the unit monitoring, Titrate Cardiac drips, Titrate Vasoactive drips, Titration of Insulin drips*, Traumatic Brain injury*, Level 1 Trauma Experience*, 1:3 ratio experience Unit Details Staffing & Scheduling Scheduling Type : self Patient Ratios Days : 3 Patient Ratios Nights : 3 Patient Ratios Weekends : 3 Float Required : - Call Required : - Weekend Coverage : - Number of Weekend Shifts Per Contract : 6 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule period Pre-Approved Time Off : - Orientation Hours : - Facility & Patient Care Details Patient Age Groups : Adults Daily Census : 21 Number of Visits Per Day : - Number of Rooms : - Number of Beds : 21 Additional Unit Information Interdisciplinary Support : IV Teams, Physical Therapy, Respiratory Services, Interpretation Services, Phlebotomy, Radiology, Social Services, Rapid Response Teams, Pharmacy, Transportation, Unit Secretary Patient Diagnoses : Trauma, medical, surgical, neurology patients that require every 1-2 hour monitoring or interventions. Receives direct admissions, transfers from ICUs, escalations of care from RRT. Special Procedures/Unit Details : Use Vendor Neutral Summary NotesPreferred Trauma, Neuro, Surgical, and ventilator experience Previous exp. with acuity of at least 1:3 is required. Special Equipment : Hercules patient repositioner on standard ICU beds, ceiling lifts, Airtaps #Tier3 Travel Compliance Extensions: Effective 2/1/26 (Nursing only, excluding CVOR) Travelers cannot extend for a 4 th consecutive contract. Travelers will need to begin the process of converting to an employee status after working their third consecutive 13-week contract or after 39 weeks. If the traveler does not wish to convert to a team member status, they will be required to take a minimum six-month separation before they are eligible to return as a traveler for the organization. Travelers must be 100 miles from every Prisma facility (regardless of where they are applying) to be eligible to travel in the system, unless they are one of the two exceptions below 90-99.9 miles are accepted at a 10% bill rate reduction 100+ miles full bill rate Exception 1: Night shift travelers for below specialties must be 50+ miles ONLY from the contracted campus they re applying to. Full BR granted at 100+ miles away. 50.0-99.9 miles is 10% bill rate reduction. Under 50 miles is ineligible. Adult Multi-Specialty Adult Medical Tele / Adult Cardiac Tele / Progressive Care All RRT Exception 2: Below specialties must be 50+ miles from the relevant flagship hospital ( Prisma Richland or Prisma Greenville). Full BR granted at 100+ miles away. 50.0-99.9 miles is 10% bill rate reduction. Under 50 miles is ineligible. Operating Room (including allied and SPT) Cath Lab (including allied) CT / MRI / IR Techs / Echo Techs MLTs, SLPs, PTs, OTs, Dietitians Adult ICU Prisma Health Tuomey (All open positions) Local radius: 60 miles For CRNAs only Will consider nurses with 1+ years of recent experience in unit. Must send SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER with submittal. Orientation is every Monday. Pre Assignment testing (all RN s) and modules required for all travelers to complete within 48 hours of receiving the login information (which usually comes within 24 hours of the nurse signing their contract). Travelers are eligible for reimbursement for hours spent completing modules (up to 16 hours) and time will be verified upon start of contract. EMR experience: 1-year minimum experience with EPIC EMR required If you have any issues, please let the Account Manager or your CS know ASAP. Floating: Prisma Health s goal is to keep staff in their home unit. However, it is a requirement for all assignments that agency staff, regardless of unit or facility, must float to other Prisma Health units and/or campuses per request due to census concerns. Staff will only be floating to units they are qualified for and performing tasks for which competencies have already been demonstrated and documented. Modules: Modules are billable, up to 16 hours Modules are completed pre-start and not included in NBO, and completed annually Modules are recorded in transcripts by Prisma Health, time is not entered into timecards Submittal Details: #Tier3 Travel ComplianceExtensions: Effective 2/1/26 (Nursing only, excluding CVOR) Travelers cannot extend for a 4th consecutive contract. Travelers will need to begin the process of converting to an employee status after working their third consecutive 13-week contract or after 39 weeks. If the traveler does not wish to convert to a team member status, they will be required to take a minimum six-month separation before they are eligible to return as a traveler for the organization.Travelers must be 100 miles from every Prisma facility (regardless of where they are applying) to be eligible to travel in the system, unless they are one of the two exceptions below 90-99.9 miles are accepted at a 10% bill rate reduction100+ miles full bill rateException 1: Night shift travelers for below specialties must be 50+ miles ONLY from the contracted campus they re applying to. Full BR granted at 100+ miles away. 50.0-99.9 miles is 10% bill rate reduction. Under 50 miles is ineligible.Adult Multi-SpecialtyAdult Medical Tele / Adult Cardiac Tele / Progressive CareAll RRTException 2: Below specialties must be 50+ miles from the relevant flagship hospital (Prisma Richland or Prisma Greenville). Full BR granted at 100+ miles away. 50.0-99.9 miles is 10% bill rate reduction. Under 50 miles is ineligible.Operating Room (including allied and SPT)Cath Lab (including allied)CT / MRI / IR Techs / Echo TechsMLTs, SLPs, PTs, OTs, Dietitians Adult ICUPrisma Health Tuomey (All open positions)Local radius: 60 miles For CRNAs onlyWill consider nurses with 1+ years of recent experience in unit.Must send SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER with submittal.Orientation is every Monday.Pre Assignment testing (all RN s) and modules required for all travelers to complete within 48 hours of receiving the login information (which usually comes within 24 hours of the nurse signing their contract). Travelers are eligible for reimbursement for hours spent completing modules (up to 16 hours) and time will be verified upon start of contract.EMR experience: 1-year minimum experience with EPIC EMR requiredIf you have any issues, please let the Account Manager or your CS know ASAP.Floating: Prisma Health s goal is to keep staff in their home unit. However, it is a requirement for all assignments that agency staff, regardless of unit or facility, must float to other Prisma Health units and/or campuses per request due to census concerns. Staff will only be floating to units they are qualified for and performing tasks for which competencies have already been demonstrated and documented. are billable, up to 16 hoursModules are completed pre-start and not included in NBO, and completed annuallyModules are recorded in transcripts by Prisma Health, time is not entered into timecards Guaranteed Hours: Contract Weeks:91

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