Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care in Kearney, NE

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

About the Position

TravelNurseSource is working with Concentric Healthcare Staffing to find a qualified ICU/Critical Care RN in Kearney, Nebraska, 68847!

Job Title

Registered Nurse – ICU

Location

Kearney, NE

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Days | Onsite | Shifts: 0630–1830 and 1830–0630 available | Every other weekend required | Minimum of 2 holidays required within contract period

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a 33-bed ICU with an average daily census of 16, maintaining a 1:2–3 nurse-to-patient ratio for adult patients
• Manage and titrate drips including cardiac drips, insulin, and sedation
• Read, interpret, and document cardiac monitor strips using GE monitoring equipment
• Care for patients with diagnoses including trauma, cardiac conditions, stroke, sepsis, respiratory distress, renal failure, heart failure, overdose/substance abuse, post-stent, pacemaker placement, and vascular cases
• Operate and troubleshoot respiratory equipment ranging from nasal cannula to mechanical ventilation
• Float to PCU or MedSurg units as needed, maintaining comparable patient ratios

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Current BLS certification
• Current ACLS certification
• Current NIHSS certification
• Minimum 1 year of ICU nursing experience
• Must successfully pass a unit-specific open-book skills exam with a score of 90% or higher during orientation

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience titrating cardiac drips, insulin drips, and sedation infusions
• Familiarity with GE cardiac monitoring systems and telemetry interpretation
• Experience caring for high-acuity adult patients including trauma and post-procedural cardiac cases

Why Join Us

• Work in a well-supported ICU environment with nurse aide assistance and telemetry tech oversight, allowing you to focus on high-quality patient care
• Join a structured travel nursing opportunity with a defined orientation process and a collaborative scheduling approach

About Concentric Healthcare Staffing

Founded and headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ, Concentric Healthcare Staffing specializes in healthcare employment with an emphasis in nursing and allied health. Our passion is to develop partnerships with our clients and become an integral part of your staffing solution. Concentric representatives understand your need for continuity of care and work to ensure that every staffing solution we provide is as unique as your facility.

To provide the skilled and talented personnel that today’s medical field demands, Concentric Healthcare offers a top flight registry service that provides staff 24/7. Your facility can enhance their recruiting process by taking advantage of the temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct placement services of our fully screened professionals.

Concentric Healthcare is proud to be recognized by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) with the JCAHO Gold Seal of Approval for the Health Care Staffing Services program. JCAHO certification acknowledges compliance with the Joint Commission’s national set of consensus-based quality standards and demonstrates a commitment to excellence in providing health care staffing.

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