Travel RN - Intensive Care (ICU)

Travel RN Intensive Care (ICU)

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Start Date - Mid August

Estimated Weekly Total - $2,287

Shift - Nights

Weekly Hours - 36

Schedule - 12

Assignment Length - 13 Weeks

Location - 2900 W Oklahoma Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53215

Facility Type - Trauma

EMR - Epic

Beds - 938

OR Beds - 53

ER Visits - 76337

Trauma Level - LIII Trauma

Weekly Total* $2,287

36 Hoursx $20.76/hr - $747

Overtime - $59.35/hr

Call Back - $59.35/hr

Holiday - $59.35/hr

Weekly M&I Per Diem - $560

Weekly Housing Per Diem - $980

Description

We're looking for Intensive Care Unit RNs for an immediate travel nurse opening in Milwaukee, WI. The right nurse should have 1-2 years recent acute care experience. Read below for more requirements. As an ICU Travel Nurse, you'll be responsible for evaluating and monitoring patients in an Intensive Care Unit setting. ICU RNs provide the most direct care to patients in life-threatening situations, documenting and providing physician-directed care, assessing and implementing patient care plans, and delegating to other care providers as appropriate. As an ICU RN you will also be providing education and support to patient families, possibly for long-term care needs. As an ICU Travel Nurse, you should be prepared to perform the following tasks:

• Provide basic bedside care.
• Prepare, administer and record prescribed medication, reporting any adverse reactions to treatment.
• Order and evaluate diagnostic tests.
• Take samples for lab work, order corresponding lab work and interpret reports.
• Monitor and adjust specialized equipment, and interpret and record electronic displays.
• Ensure proper placement and functioning of catheters, leads and tubing.
• Communicate patients' conditions to family members.

ICU Travel Nurses should be able to stand and walk for long periods of time, as well as bend, lean and stoop without difficulty. RNs should be able to easily lift 20 pounds. Moving or lifting of patients may require lifting of up to 50 pounds at times. RNs may face hazards from exposure to certain chemicals or infectious diseases and will treat patients that may be confused, agitated, and/or uncooperative. Requirements*: BLS, ACLS, NIH, 4 Years * Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment.