Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,002 per week

TalentBurst, Inc is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Macon, Georgia.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 06/22/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

JOB DESCRIPTION
RN - ICU

● About Facility:
o 637 licensed beds
o Level 1 Trauma Designation
o Teaching Hospital
o Chest Pain Center
o Stroke Center
● Unit Information:
o Beds: 14
▪ Census? 14
o Minimum Years of Experience required? 2 years ICU RN experience
o Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes
● Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:
o Medical ICU patients
o Common diagnoses: respiratory failure, renal failure, sepsis, GI Bleed, DKA, hypotension, hypertension, stroke, pneumonia, cancer, ARDS, overdoses
o Chronic ventilators and chronic trachs
o Hemodynamically unstable patients requiring invasive monitoring and/or close observation
● Patient Ratios:
o RN: 1:1-2 (rarely but possible 3)
o CNA: 1-2 per shift
● Required License, National Certification, Certs (BLS, ACLS, etc.), or other position specific requirements such as Driver's License and/or Insurance:
o NIHSS, BLS, and ACLS certification required
o CCRN (critical care nursing certification) preferred but not required
● Skills required:
o trach chare, chest tube management, PIV starts, glucommander, insulin drips, heparin drips, drips to titrate to HR and BP
o Management of vasoactive medications
o Monitoring and management of invasive lines i.e. arterial lines, central venous lines, pulse oximetry, intracranial pressure monitoring
o Assist/management of a variety of bedside procedures i.e. chest tube placement/management, tracheostomy, peg tube placement
o TABLO
o Management of patients on ventilator support
● Support within the Department:
o CNA? Duties? Yes - assist with VS, Glucose Checks, baths, feeding, ambulating patients, assisting turning patients, hourly rounding, transporting patients as needed (Hospital has designated Transport Team); obtain blood from blood bank
o Receptionist/HUC? Unit secretary on unit 7a-11p; then house wide call secretary 11p-7a
o Charge nurse – may have patients
o Phlebotomy? Most units are lab collect phlebotomy; nurses drawn from CVLs
o IV/VAT Team? Not an IV team - do have a PICC team
o Resource Nurse? Yes, we have discharge nurses, resource team floats to all units
o RT 24/7? yes
o Hospitalist 24/7? yes
o Intensivist 24/7? yes
o Telemetry monitoring/tech? Central Telemetry Unit
● Technology/Equipment:
o EMR: EPIC
o IV Pump: Alaris
o Med dispensing: Pyxis
o Monitors: Phillips
o Unit specific equipment:
▪ VS3 vital sign monitors, Nova Glucose Stat Strips
▪ Belmont Rapid Infuser
▪ TABLO
▪ PCA pain management
▪ SCD's (sequential compression devices)
▪ Cooling and heating blankets-devices
● Floating: If yes, where?
o All adult ICU units in house including PCU
● Orientation (facility and unit):
o 1 day orientation with work on educational modules
o 2 days departmental
● Other notes:
o Scrub Color: RN- Navy
o Parking: Free? Have free parking around campus or can pay to park in parking decks
o Unit Culture: busy but work as team

CUSTOM FIELDS
Shift
12hr Night Shift - 36
Shift Information
7p-7a
On Call, Call Back Requirements
None
Weekend Rotation
5-6 weekend shifts out of 12 (on a 6-week schedule)
Holiday Requirements
work one shift of each major holiday (Thanksgiving Day or day after + 12/24 or 12/25 + 12/31 or 1/1
Floating Requirements
All adult ICU units in house including PCU

26-14676(M)

JOB DESCRIPTION RN - ICU ● About Facility: o 637 licensed beds o Level 1 Trauma Designation o Teaching Hospital o Chest Pain Center o Stroke Center ● Unit Information: o Beds: 14 ▪ Census? 14 o Minimum Years of Experience required? 2 years ICU RN experience o Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes ● Patient Types/Common Diagnoses: o Medical ICU patients o Common diagnoses: respiratory failure, renal failure, sepsis, GI Bleed, DKA, hypotension, hypertension, stroke, pneumonia, cancer, ARDS, overdoses o Chronic ventilators and chronic trachs o Hemodynamically unstable patients requiring invasive monitoring and/or close observation ● Patient Ratios: o RN: 1:1-2 (rarely but possible 3) o CNA: 1-2 per shift ● Required License, National Certification, Certs (BLS, ACLS, etc.), or other position specific requirements such as Driver's License and/or Insurance: o NIHSS, BLS, and ACLS certification required o CCRN (critical care nursing certification) preferred but not required ● Skills required: o trach chare, chest tube management, PIV starts, glucommander, insulin drips, heparin drips, drips to titrate to HR and BP o Management of vasoactive medications o Monitoring and management of invasive lines i.e. arterial lines, central venous lines, pulse oximetry, intracranial pressure monitoring o Assist/management of a variety of bedside procedures i.e. chest tube placement/management, tracheostomy, peg tube placement o TABLO o Management of patients on ventilator support ● Support within the Department: o CNA? Duties? Yes - assist with VS, Glucose Checks, baths, feeding, ambulating patients, assisting turning patients, hourly rounding, transporting patients as needed (Hospital has designated Transport Team); obtain blood from blood bank o Receptionist/HUC? Unit secretary on unit 7a-11p; then house wide call secretary 11p-7a o Charge nurse – may have patients o Phlebotomy? Most units are lab collect phlebotomy; nurses drawn from CVLs o IV/VAT Team? Not an IV team - do have a PICC team o Resource Nurse? Yes, we have discharge nurses, resource team floats to all units o RT 24/7? yes o Hospitalist 24/7? yes o Intensivist 24/7? yes o Telemetry monitoring/tech? Central Telemetry Unit ● Technology/Equipment: o EMR: EPIC o IV Pump: Alaris o Med dispensing: Pyxis o Monitors: Phillips o Unit specific equipment: ▪ VS3 vital sign monitors, Nova Glucose Stat Strips ▪ Belmont Rapid Infuser ▪ TABLO ▪ PCA pain management ▪ SCD's (sequential compression devices) ▪ Cooling and heating blankets-devices ● Floating: If yes, where? o All adult ICU units in house including PCU ● Orientation (facility and unit): o 1 day orientation with work on educational modules o 2 days departmental ● Other notes: o Scrub Color: RN- Navy o Parking: Free? Have free parking around campus or can pay to park in parking decks o Unit Culture: busy but work as team CUSTOM FIELDS Shift 12hr Night Shift - 36 Shift Information 7p-7a On Call, Call Back Requirements None Weekend Rotation 5-6 weekend shifts out of 12 (on a 6-week schedule) Holiday Requirements work one shift of each major holiday (Thanksgiving Day or day after + 12/24 or 12/25 + 12/31 or 1/1 Floating Requirements All adult ICU units in house including PCU 26-14676(M)

About TalentBurst, Inc

TalentBurst Health & Life Sciences is an established provider of healthcare workforce solutions, servicing healthcare facilities across the United States for over 15 years. As a Joint Commission Certified Agency, our commitment to quality, integrity, and exceptional service has made us a trusted name in the healthcare staffing landscape.

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