ICU RN
Garden City, KS
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 26, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a 13-week night shift assignment requiring KS or compact RN licensure and critical care drip titration skills.

Details

• Acute care ICU with 10 general beds at a Level 3 trauma facility
• Nurse to patient ratio of 1:2
• Common diagnoses include abdominal pain, chest pain, fever, cough, dyspnea, headache, injury, and extremity pain
• RNs required to titrate drips including vasopressors, inotropes, sedatives, analgesics, metabolic, and specialized drips
• RNs must be able to independently read telemetry strips and escalate as needed
• Onsite hospitalist and 24/7 respiratory therapy coverage with vents, CPAP, BiPAP, and high flow equipment
• Rural setting utilizes telehealth for critical care and pulmonology support
• Charge nurse takes an assignment and nurse aides are available depending on volume
• Night shift schedule using self-scheduling and block scheduling
• Weekend requirement of a minimum of six shifts per six-week schedule
• Holiday coverage required
• Floating determined by nurse manager, with potential to float within Zone 4 for extreme need and priority given to travelers
• Uses EPIC EMR
• 12-hour shifts over a 13-week assignment

Requirements

• Active KS or Compact RN license required, pending licenses not accepted
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• Required certifications: BLS (AHA), ACLS (AHA), NIHSS, and CRRT
• Experience titrating critical care drips required
• Ability to work in a rural setting and utilize telehealth for critical care and pulmonology support
• Ability to independently interpret telemetry strips
• Copy of driver's license required for consideration
• Two professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years, including employment dates and rehire eligibility

Additional Information

• Provide direct critical care nursing to ICU patients including drip titration and monitoring
• Collaborate with onsite hospitalist, respiratory therapists, and telehealth critical care/pulmonology support
• Navy blue scrub color required
• Must reside at least 60 miles from the facility
• Unit and department orientation date and location assigned during orientation week
• Clinicians should plan to be in-state for orientation week even if initial modules are remote
• First-time travelers may be considered