Travel RN - ICU

Travel RN - ICU

American Traveler is hiring an ICU RN with 3+ years of critical care experience for a position requiring an AZ or compact RN license and call coverage.

Six-bed Medical Observation/Step-down Unit (MOSU) providing care for post-surgical, post cardiac catheterization/PCI, respiratory failure, sepsis, DKA, and AKI patients.

Patient ratios: Critical 2:1, Step Down 4:1, Standard 6:1.

12-hour night shifts (7p-7a) plus call requirements.

Float required to Med/Surg, Tele, Step-Down, and Observation floors.

Utilizes medication infusion pumps, rapid infuser, bedside cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators, BiPAP/CPAP, high-flow nasal cannula, and bladder scanner.

Active AZ or Compact RN license required.

Minimum 3 years of critical care nursing experience required.

Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, PALS.

Experience with initiation/titration/management of vasopressors, thrombolytics, antihypertensives, antidiabetics, and sedation.

Ventilator management and hemodynamic monitoring experience required.

Telemetry monitoring and interpretation skills required.

Experience with sepsis management, central line, arterial line, and chest tube management required.

Blood administration experience required.

Flu vaccine required with no exceptions.

Provide comprehensive nursing care for critically ill post-surgical and medically complex patients.

Must reside outside a 100-mile radius of the facility to be eligible for the travel position.

RTO limited to no more than 3 days per 13-week contract.

Facility may cancel up to 3 shifts per 13-week assignment without guaranteed hours applying.