Travel RN - ICU

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN with cardiac/CVICU experience for a night shift assignment requiring an active IL license.

Job Details

• ICU unit with 20 rooms/beds in an acute care, Level II Trauma hospital,
• 1:2 patient ratios,
• Night shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts (1800-0630),
• Works every other weekend,
• No on-call requirements,
• Floating required within the hospital or to nearby affiliate facilities as needed,
• Uses Cerner charting system,
• Scrub color is royal blue,

Job Requirements

• Active IL RN license required and in hand at time of application,
• Current certifications: ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS,
• Minimum 2 years of recent ICU experience required,
• CVICU experience preferred, or ICU experience with cardiac device management (Impella, balloon pump, TVP),
• Experience with cardiac monitoring, including interpretation and management of dysrhythmias and obtaining 12-lead EKGs,
• Pre/Post Cardiac Cath or intervention experience required,
• Chronic/acute renal failure patient care experience required,
• IV therapy skills required, including arterial line management, central line care, PICC line management, blood product administration, and starting IVs,
• Experience titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips, and administering continuous IV sedation and emergency medications,
• CVA/acute stroke management experience required,
• Respiratory/thoracic skills required, including ventilator management, ABG interpretation, suctioning, and BiPAP/CPAP support,
• Experience with infection prevention, isolation precautions, PPE use, and code blue/rapid response,

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to ICU patients with complex cardiac, renal, neurological, and respiratory needs,
• Experience with hypothermia protocol/Arctic Sun preferred,
• Must work 2 of the 3 major holidays,
• RTO requests ideally limited to 5 or fewer days,
• Local candidates accepted with no radius restriction,
• Previous permanent or PRN employees of the hospital system must be separated for at least 12 months before applying as a traveler,
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply,
• Travel pairs are not accepted