Registered Nurse - MICU

Registered Nurse/MICU

Location: Wilmington, NC

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 3 months
• Pay Rate: $62.00 / 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) setting
• Monitor and manage patients with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure
• Interpret and manage dysrhythmias
• Obtain 12-lead EKG/ECG
• Perform Central Venous Pressure (CVP) monitoring
• Administer and manage IV insulin protocols
• Monitor intake and output; perform urine output assessment
• Access and manage ports
• Perform arterial line management
• Administer blood products
• Provide central line care and management
• Start and maintain IVs
• Administer TPN/Lipids
• Manage continuous IV sedation
• Administer emergency medications
• Administer and monitor procedural sedation
• Titrate cardiac drips and vasoactive drips
• Assist with chest tube insertion and removal
• Manage BiPAP/CPAP
• Provide care for ventilated patients
• Manage High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
• Interpret Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs)
• Manage patients with pulmonary edema, pulmonary embolism, and respiratory failure
• Perform suctioning (ETT, NT)
• Manage ventilators
• Implement infection prevention measures and isolation precautions/PPE
• Monitor INR, PT/PTT
• Manage high-output drains
• Perform phlebotomy
• Recognize infection in immunosuppressed patients
• Care for patients with diagnoses including Sepsis, DKA, COPD, and Heart Failure
• Assist with special procedures including central line insertion, chest tubes, arterial lines, and invasive monitoring
• Float to Med-Surg if needed
• Work every other weekend; minimum 6 weekend shifts per contract

Required Skills

• Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) experience
• 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 management
• Acute Kidney Injury management
• Chronic/Acute Renal failure management
• 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 administration
• Continuous IV sedation management
• Emergency Medications administration
• 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 management
• Pulmonary embolism management
• Respiratory failure management
• Suctioning (ETT, NT)
• Ventilator Management
• Infection Prevention
• INR monitoring
• Isolation Precautions/PPE
• Management of high-output drains
• Phlebotomy
• PT/PTT monitoring
• Recognition of infection in immunosuppressed patients
• Proficiency with Pyxis, EPIC, and SBAR communication
• Familiarity with HelloCare and Tele-ICU equipment

Preferred Skills

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

Education Requirements

• ACLS certification required
• BLS certification required
• NIHSS certification required
• Current RN licensure required

Required Experience

• Minimum 2 years of experience required
• First-time travelers not accepted; prior travel nursing experience required

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

• Night shift: 12-hour shifts, 18:45-07:15 (3x12)
• Patient ratio: 1:2
• No call requirement
• Float requirement: Yes - Med-Surg if needed
• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend; minimum 6 weekend shifts per contract
• Unit orientation: 24 hours
• Scheduling type: Self-scheduling
• Flu vaccination required (medical/religious exemptions only)
• Unit specialties include central line insertion, chest tubes, arterial lines, and invasive monitoring

Important Notes

• Please provide candidate's interview availability for the next 72 hours at time of submission.
• Local candidates accepted; rate difference may apply.

About the Client

This healthcare organization operates acute care and medical facilities in the Carolinas, providing intensive and specialized inpatient services to patients across the region. The facility supports a wide range of clinical roles including registered nurses across critical care, medical-surgical, and telemetry specialties, as well as nursing support staff and allied health professionals. Unit-specific systems in use include Pyxis, EPIC, and SBAR, with an emphasis on procedurally explicit clinical standards and patient safety protocols.

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: 26-08512

Industry: Healthcare