Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care in Lima, OH

Registered Nurse (RN) | Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care
Location: Lima, OH
Agency: Concentric Healthcare Staffing
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Job Title

RN ICU – Critical Care Registered Nurse

Location

Lima, OH

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Full-Time | Onsite | Days | 12-Hour Shifts | Every Other Weekend, Every Other Holiday

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct and analyze initial and ongoing patient assessments, develop individualized plans of care, implement treatment interventions, and evaluate treatment effectiveness for critically ill patients
• Perform nursing care associated with life-supporting technology including ventilator management, CRRT, IABP, Impella, and ECMO, as well as hemodynamic monitoring
• Clinically manage critically ill patients presenting with multi-system organ failure, multi-system trauma, neurological, cardiac, and post-surgical conditions
• Serve as the primary point of contact for care coordination across hospital departments and for family members or caregivers throughout the patient's stay
• Administer medications safely and consistently in accordance with state practice standards and applicable policies and procedures
• Float to PCU, Med/Surg Telemetry, or ICU patient assignments as needed based on unit census and acuity

Required Qualifications

• Current RN license in the state of practice or covered under a compact license
• Minimum of 2 years of ICU experience required
• Active ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification required
• Active BLS (Basic Life Support) certification required
• NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale) certification required
• Dysrhythmia exam required prior to start (study guide available)

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience with advanced modalities such as IABP, EVD, ICP, transvenous pacing, CRRT, Swan-Ganz catheter management, and ECMO
• CCRN, TNCC, TCRN, PCCN, or RN-BC certification
• Familiarity with EPIC Electronic Health Record (EHR) system
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Why Join Us

• Work in a high-acuity, 24-bed ICU environment with access to advanced critical care technology and a robust interdisciplinary support team including intensivists, hospitalists, rapid response, and 24/7 house supervision
• Flexible scheduling preferences are considered, including block scheduling and self-scheduling options at subsequent schedule openings