RN - MICU - Columbus, OH - JM 26-14195

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Registered Nurse – Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU)
Location: Columbus, OH
Job Type: Contract
Duration: 13 Weeks
Shift & Schedule: Night Shift | 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM | 3 Nights per Week | 36 Hours per Week
Local Candidates Required: Yes
Traveler Candidates Required: Yes (First-Time Travelers Accepted)

Pay Rate
Local: $55.00–$58.00/hr (Based on Experience)
Traveler: $59.00–$62.00/hr (Based on Experience)

Note: This job doesn't offer any benefits.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to provide critical care to adult and geriatric patients in a Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU). The ideal candidate will have strong critical care skills, ventilator management experience, and the ability to respond effectively to rapidly changing patient conditions.

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license.

• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications.

• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience in an acute-care setting, preferably in a MICU.

• Experience caring for critically ill adult and geriatric patients.

• Epic EMR experience required.

• Proficiency in mechanical ventilation and ventilator management.

• Experience initiating IVs and managing complex medication regimens.

• Knowledge of cardiac monitoring, arterial pressure monitoring, and hemodynamic assessment.

• Familiarity with central venous catheters, chest tubes, and pulmonary artery catheters.

• Experience caring for patients with sepsis, ARDS, COPD, pneumonia, gastrointestinal bleeding, and other critical conditions.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive critical care to adult and geriatric patients in the MICU.

• Monitor and manage critically ill patients with sepsis, ARDS, COPD exacerbations, pneumonia, gastrointestinal bleeding, oncologic emergencies, and other complex conditions.

• Assess patient status and respond promptly to changes in respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological function.

• Manage mechanical ventilation and coordinate respiratory support with the respiratory therapy team.

• Initiate and maintain IV access and administer prescribed medications and complex treatment regimens.

• Monitor cardiac rhythms, arterial pressures, and other hemodynamic parameters.

• Assist with specialized interventions, including pulmonary artery catheter monitoring, CRRT, chest tubes, and central venous catheters, in accordance with competency and unit protocols.

• Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized critical care plans.

• Evaluate treatment responses and recognize complications requiring immediate intervention.

• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in Epic.

• Follow infection prevention, medication safety, and critical care protocols.

• Support patients and families throughout complex treatment plans and critical illness.

• Participate in clinical trials and specialized treatments, including plasmapheresis, when indicated and appropriately trained.