Local Contract Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Macon, GA
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jul 13, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Medical ICU position at a Level 1 Trauma, academic teaching hospital, requiring a minimum of 2 years of ICU experience and proficiency with ventilator management and vasoactive medications.

Details

• Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) in a 637-licensed-bed, Level 1 Trauma, academic teaching hospital with Chest Pain and Stroke Center designations
• 14-bed MICU unit typically running at full census
• Patient population includes medical ICU cases such as respiratory failure, renal failure, sepsis, GI bleed, DKA, hemodynamic instability, ARDS, stroke, pneumonia, cancer, and overdoses
• Cares for chronic ventilator and chronic trach patients as well as hemodynamically unstable patients requiring invasive monitoring
• Nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:1–2 (ratio of 1:3 is possible but rare)
• 12-hour day shifts, 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM, 36 hours per week
• Weekend rotation includes 6 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule
• Floating required to all adult ICU units and PCU within the facility
• EMR: Epic (experience required)
• IV pump: Alaris; medication dispensing: Pyxis; patient monitors: Philips

Requirements

• Active RN license — GA state or Compact license required
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, and NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
• CCRN preferred but not required
• Minimum 2 years of ICU RN experience, with most recent experience within the last year
• Proficiency with trach care, chest tube management, and peripheral IV (PIV) starts
• Experience managing insulin drips, heparin drips, and vasoactive/titrated medications
• Experience monitoring and managing invasive lines including arterial lines, central venous lines, and intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring
• Experience with ventilator management
• Experience with TABLO renal replacement therapy preferred
• 1 professional reference dated within the past year from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN required for consideration
• Last 4 digits of SSN and full date of birth required for consideration

Additional Information

• Responsibilities include management of hemodynamically unstable patients, titration of vasoactive and drip medications, and assistance with bedside procedures such as chest tube placement, tracheostomy, and PEG tube placement
• Unit equipment includes TABLO, Belmont Rapid Infuser, PCA pain management devices, SCDs, and cooling/heating blankets
• Support staff includes CNAs (1–2 per shift), unit secretary (7 AM–11 PM), charge nurse, PICC team, resource team, respiratory therapy (24/7), hospitalist (24/7), and intensivist (24/7)
• Phlebotomy is lab-collected on most units; nurses draw from central venous lines (CVLs)
• Orientation consists of 1 day of facility orientation with educational modules plus 2 days of departmental orientation
• Clinical interview with manager approval required prior to offer
• Travelers are expected to work 75% of assigned holidays
• Candidates who have worked a permanent position at an AHSE facility must be separated for at least 1 year before being eligible
• No radius rule — local candidates in GA are accepted at the same rate
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply