Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Portsmouth, VA
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Job Description

American Traveler is seeking a skilled ICU RN with at least 2 years of recent ICU experience, a VA or compact RN license, and required certifications including BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS.

Responsibilities

• Work in a 17-bed ICU within a hospital setting
• Care for patients with multiple comorbidities, sepsis, renal failure, and COPD/HF
• Utilize pressors, sedation, paralytics, CRRT, minimally invasive cardiac output monitoring, ventilators, BiPAP, and high-flow oxygen devices
• Tasks include managing chest tubes, JP drains, pericardial drains, and advanced life support modalities
• 12-hour night shifts with every other weekend and holiday required
• Agency staff may float to similar or lower acuity units and between hospitals/facilities as needed
• Support staff include PCTs on some shifts and a charge nurse
• Dysrhythmia exam required at orientation (study guide provided)
• Responsibilities include patient assessment, implementing care plans, hemodynamic monitoring, ventilator management, and collaborating with an interdisciplinary team
• Opportunity to work with multiple advanced critical care therapies such as CRRT, IABP, Impella, and ECMO
• Must be adaptable to rapidly changing patient conditions and able to synthesize and prioritize clinical information for patient-focused action
• Holiday and every other weekend coverage is required
• First time travelers may apply but previous experience is preferred
• Scrub color or dress code not specified

Requirements

• Active VA or compact RN license
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIH Stroke Scale certifications
• Minimum of 2 years of recent ICU nursing experience
• Previous travel nurse experience preferred
• Must pass EKG/Dysrhythmia exam during orientation
• No local candidates within a 50-mile radius accepted

Benefits

• High Pay and Bonuses
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with Day 1 Options
• 401(k) Plan
• Weekly Payroll Deposit
• Free Online CEUs
• Generous Housing Allowance
• Travel and Licensure Reimbursements
• Non-taxed Per Diem and Subsidy
• Traveler Rewards and Discounts