Travel RN - ICU

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a night shift position at a teaching hospital, requiring ACLS, BLS, and prior critical care experience with complex cardiovascular and renal patients.

Job Details

• Acute care teaching hospital with Level 3 trauma designation,
• ICU unit caring for cardiovascular, neuro, surgical, and trauma ICU patients,
• Night shift, 3x12-hour shifts (19:00-07:30),
• Weekend rotation required every third weekend,
• Floating required within the hospital or to nearby affiliate hospitals as needed,
• No on-call requirements,
• Uses Epic (Excellian) charting system,
• Patient ratio of 1:2,

Job Requirements

• Active or pending MN RN license required,
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS; CCRN and NIHSS preferred,
• Minimum 1 year of ICU specialty experience typically required,
• Minimum 2 years of charge nurse experience,
• Skills in management of acute kidney injury, chronic/acute renal failure, CVVHD/CRRT, and pre/post hemodialysis care,
• Experience with post cardiac surgery care, CABG, Impella, IABP, and Swan-Ganz monitoring preferred,
• Proficiency with titration of cardiac and vasoactive drips, continuous IV sedation, and IV paralytics,
• Skilled in cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia management, and interpretation of 12-lead EKG/ECG,
• Experience with ICP monitoring and IV insulin protocols preferred,
• Epic/Excellian charting experience required,
• One supervisor reference required for consideration,

Additional Information

• Provide direct critical care nursing for complex ICU patients including cardiovascular, neuro, surgical, and trauma cases,
• Participate in emergency response and management of multisystem organ dysfunction,
• Must reside more than 100 miles from the facility to be considered, as local candidates are not accepted for this position,
• Previous Allina perm staff must have been separated for at least 3 months before returning as a traveler,
• RTO requests should ideally not exceed 5 days during the assignment,
• First-time travelers may be considered depending on experience level