Travel RN - ICU

Travel RN - ICU

American Traveler

York, Maine, United States

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

$2,448.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a night shift travel assignment requiring ME or compact RN licensure and critical care expertise.

Details

• 13-week travel assignment in a hospital ICU setting
• Night shift, 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM
• Cares for complex, critically ill patients including hemodynamically compromised, acute stroke, and mechanically ventilated patients
• Manages complex IV therapy including thrombolytics, vasoactive medications, central lines, dialysis catheters, and arterial lines
• Utilizes advanced monitoring and support modalities such as BiPAP, ETCO2, arterial pressure-based CO/CI, SVO2, and core temperature monitors
• Cares for chemically paralyzed patients using TOF and BIS monitoring systems
• Monitors patients undergoing treatment with EKOS catheters and IABP (balloon pump)
• Responds to in-house codes, RRT, and stroke calls as needed
• Uses Epic EMR
• Float policy applies within a 25-mile radius between facilities as needed

Requirements

• Active RN license in Maine or Compact license, in good standing with the Board of Nursing
• BSN preferred
• BLS required within 60 days of hire and maintained throughout the assignment
• ACLS required within 1 year of hire and maintained throughout the assignment
• Minimum 2 years of recent ICU nursing experience required
• Ability to interpret cardiac and other invasive/noninvasive monitoring and respond to abnormal rhythms or trends
• Driver's license required for consideration
• 2 professional references required

Additional Information

• Provides nursing care to ICU patients following the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation
• Directs and oversees care provided by paraprofessional staff
• Maintains effective communication with patients, families, and the healthcare team
• Complies with hospital and nursing department policies and the Maine Nurse Practice Act
• Candidates within 90 miles of any MaineHealth facility (Maine or New Hampshire residents) will be considered local
• Local travelers are not eligible for renewals or extensions
• Candidates who have worked at any MaineHealth facility within the past 12 months should disclose this during consideration
• RTO should be minimal, with 3-4 days considered reasonable for a 13-week contract at the manager's discretion
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12