Registered Nurse - ICU

Registered Nurse/ICU

Location: Wilmington, NC

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 3 months
• Pay Rate: $57.00 / Hour (USD)
• Shift / Schedule: Night Shift — 12-hour shifts (18:45–07:15), 3x12
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Required Skills

• Medical Intensive Care Unit
• Interpretation of dysrhythmias
• Management of dysrhythmias
• Management of patient with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure
• Obtain 12 lead EKG/ECG
• Central Venous Pressure Monitoring (CVP)
• IV insulin protocols
• Liver failure
• Acute Kidney Injury
• Chronic/Acute Renal failure
• Intake and Output monitoring
• Urine output assessment
• Accessing/Managing Ports
• Arterial line management
• Blood Product Administration
• Central line care/management
• Starting and maintaining IVs
• TPN/Lipids
• Continuous IV sedation
• Emergency Medications
• Procedural Sedation Administration/Monitoring
• Titrate Cardiac drips
• Titrate Vasoactive drips
• Assist with Chest Tube Insertion/Removal
• BiPAP/CPAP management
• Care of Ventilated Patient
• High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
• Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs)
• Pulmonary edema
• Pulmonary embolism
• Respiratory failure
• Suctioning (ETT, NT)
• Ventilator Management
• Infection Prevention
• INR
• Isolation Precautions/PPE
• Management of high-output drains
• Phlebotomy
• PT/PTT
• Recognition of infection in immunosuppressed patients

Preferred Skills

• Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU)
• Neuro Intensive Care Unit
• Surgical Intensive Care Unit
• Thermoregulation: hypothermia/hyperthermia
• Post Cardiac Surgery (Not directly from the OR)
• GI surgery
• PICC line management
• Previous Charge Experience
• Community Hospital Experience

Education Requirements

• ACLS (required)
• BLS (required)
• NIHSS (required)
• Flu vaccination required (medical/religious exemptions only)

Required Experience

• Minimum 2 years of experience required
• First-time travelers not accepted

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

• Patient ratio: 1:2
• Shift: 12 hours (18:45–07:15), Night Shift
• Call Requirement: No
• Float Requirement: Yes — if needed, to Med/Surg
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend; minimum 6 weekend shifts per contract
• Scheduling Type: Self-scheduling
• Unit Orientation: 24 hours
• Special Procedures / Unit Details: Central Line Insertion, Chest Tubes, Arterial Lines, Invasive Monitoring
• Special Equipment: HelloCare, Tele-ICU
• Unit Systems (Medication, Documentation, Communication): Pyxis, EPIC, SBAR
• Common patient diagnoses include: Sepsis, DKA, COPD, Heart Failure
• Local candidates accepted

Important Notes

• Please provide candidate interview availability for the next 72 hours at time of submission.

About the Client

This healthcare organization operates acute care hospital facilities serving patients across the region, with a focus on high-acuity inpatient services including intensive care. The facility employs registered nurses, nursing specialists, and allied health professionals across ICU, medical-surgical, telemetry, and surgical care units, supporting critical and complex patient populations.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-08620

Industry: Healthcare