Travel RN - ICU

Travel RN - ICU

American Traveler

Garden City, Kansas, United States

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Days

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 travel assignment requiring critical care drip titration skills and KS or compact RN licensure.

Details

General ICU unit with 10 beds in an acute care hospital setting

Nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:2

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

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

24/7 in-house hospitalist and respiratory therapy coverage with ventilators, CPAP, BiPAP, and high flow equipment

No dedicated tele/monitor techs; RNs must read their own telemetry strips and escalate as needed

Charge nurse takes a patient assignment

Nurse aide support available depending on patient volume

Day shift schedule with self-scheduling and block scheduling options

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

Holiday coverage required

Call or standby requirements determined by the nurse manager

Floating required and traveler is first to float; may float within Zone 4 for extreme need

Uses Epic EMR

12 hours of orientation provided

Requirements

Active KS or compact RN license required

2+ years of recent ICU experience required

Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required

CRRT certification required

Understanding of working in a rural setting and using telehealth for critical care and pulmonology support

Ability to titrate critical care drips independently

Ability to read and 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 critical care nursing services in a rural general ICU supported by onsite hospitalists and 24/7 respiratory therapy

Collaborate with telehealth critical care and pulmonology services as needed

Navy blue scrub color required

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

Hospital may cancel up to 4 shifts during the 13-week assignment

Must reside at least 60 miles from the facility

Float radius policy applies, requiring travelers to secure housing that allows them to float within their assigned zone

Candidates may not have been directly employed by any facility within the associated health system in the past year, though PRN employment through outside staffing firms will be considered

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12