ICU Registered Nurse
Council Bluffs, IA
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: May 11, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for an ICU position at a Level III trauma facility in Council Bluffs, IA, requiring a minimum of 2 years of ICU experience and proficiency with drips and ventilators on a 12-hour night shift schedule.

Details

• Acute care ICU setting at a Level III trauma facility
• 16-bed Medical ICU unit with a 2:1 nurse-to-patient ratio
• Common patient diagnoses include sepsis, respiratory failure, stroke, MI, DKA, STEMI, A-fib with RVR, PE, COPD exacerbation, and COVID
• Charge nurse present on every shift and also takes a patient assignment
• No nurse aides or patient care techs on the unit
• Hospitalist available in-house 24/7; intensivist on-site during day hours and available via telemedicine at night
• Respiratory therapy is shared with the ED and is not dedicated to the ICU
• Centralized telemetry monitor techs read strips remotely; nurses must be able to read and verify their own strips
• Draeger telemetry monitors used on the unit
• Charting via Epic (experience required)
• 12-hour night shifts, 1830–0700
• Every third weekend required
• July 4th holiday coverage required
• No on-call or standby requirement
• Floating to the PCU (Progressive Care Unit) may be required if census is low in the ICU
• 1 shift of ICU-specific orientation and 1 shift of PCU orientation provided
• 13-week contract

Requirements

• Active IA RN license or a Compact (NLC) RN license; must be active at time of consideration — pending licenses not accepted
• Current certifications required: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS; pending certifications not accepted
• PALS and TNCC preferred
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience preferred
• Prior travel nursing experience preferred
• Proficiency with drips including vasopressors and sedation agents (e.g., levophed, neosynephrine, cardene, precedex, propofol); RNs are required to titrate drips
• Experience with mechanical ventilators and non-invasive respiratory support (BiPAP, CPAP)
• Ability to read and verify cardiac monitor strips
• Epic EMR experience required
• Driver's license required for consideration (used to verify residence is outside the 50-mile radius)

Additional Information

• Nurses are responsible for titrating vasopressors and sedation drips; RT manages all ventilator and respiratory equipment adjustments
• A pass/fail open-book exam on ICU skills is administered during orientation; a score of 90% or higher is required to pass — failure may result in contract termination
• Navy blue scrubs required
• Artificial nails are prohibited in all patient care departments; refusal to remove them will result to contract termination
• Candidates must permanently reside at least 50 miles from the facility; driver's license is used to verify permanent address
• Candidates who have been directly employed (full-time, part-time, or PRN) by any CommonSpirit, CHI, or Dignity Health facility within the past year are not eligible; candidates who worked PRN through outside staffing firms will be considered
• Two professional references are required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years, both including dates of employment and eligibility for rehire
• All requested time off (RTO) must be submitted upfront; additional RTO will not be approved after the consideration process, including post-placement requests