ICU Registered Nurse
Coeur D Alene, ID
Medical Solutions
4x12 hrs, Days, Nights
Referral Bonus

We’re seeking talented healthcare professionals whose adventure game is as strong as their clinical game. Those that want flexibility and high pay, we have the positions for you!

Some of the industry-leading benefits enjoyed by Medical Solutions travel nurses and travel allied healthcare professionals include:

• Day One Medical, Dental, and Vision with low premiums
• Day One 401(k) with Company Contribution
• Personalized Compensation Packages
• Paid, Private, Fully Furnished, Pet-Friendly Housing
• Dedicated Recruiter and 24/7 Customer Care Line
• Per Diem Allowance and Paid Travel
• Licensure and Certification Reimbursement
• Free Liability Coverage
• Voluntary Benefits: Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident, and Pet Insurance
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• And More!

Estimated pay package based on bill rate at time job was posted. Bill rates can change frequently and without notice. Exact pay package may vary based on guaranteed hours, distance being traveled, and customizations available for travelers.

JOB DESCRIPTION: 1. General job duties / types of procedures required: • Be responsible for evaluating, planning, implementing, and documenting nursing care for Critical Care patients. • Assist physicians during examinations and procedures • Perform various patient tests and administer medications within your scope of practice • Promote patient's independence by establishing patient care goals and teaching patients and their family to understand conditions, medications, and self-care skills • Regular and predictable attendance is an ESSENTIAL job function • Competent to meet age specific needs of the unit assigned 2. Equipment utilized in the unit/department: • EPIC • Must be able to push, pull, or transport heavy equipment • Plum IV pumps, Philips monitors 3. Required licensures, certificates/registrations, and/or life support certifications: • State of Idaho (or compact) RN license prior to start (can submit candidates with application pending) • AHA BLS required • AHA ACLS required • NIHSS required 4. Required skills, minimum years of experience, and/or education: • Licensed experienced RN with a minimum 3 years’ patient-facing RN experience at time of hire, ADN or diploma required; BSN or higher preferred • Minimum 1 year of ICU RN experience, preferably with Trauma/Neuro ICU experience • Must have previous travel experience • IABP and Impella experience within the past year is required (highly sought-after cardiac device) 5. Shift or schedule requirements: • 12-hour shifts • No Call • Weekends and holidays as needed • Unable to approved time off requests outside of initial contract or extensions 6. Floating to other units/departments: • All expected to float to IMC/PCU with 1:4 ratios, large volume of post heart catheterization patients. • Patient population: arterial lines, chest tubes, epicardial pacers. Monitor tech and CNA support. 7. Bed size/number of rooms for this unit/department: • Critical Care has a combined total of 32 beds: two 13 bed units and 6 overflow beds on 2 floors, ran as one unit. • Additional Critical Care capacity when needed in alternative units of hospital. • One HUC (health unit clerk) on each floor. • Any patient population could be mixed between Critical Care based on capacity • Patient population consists of 2 - 4 CV surgery cases (CABG, valve, TAVR, ECMO) per day, trauma varies based on season (ATV/watersports to winter/skiing accidents, MVAs), neurosurgical and complex spinal surgery, general medical • Cardiac and neuro ‘specialists’ are required to care for ‘general’ patients 8. Nurse to patient ratio of this unit (nursing only): • Traditional staffing of 2:1 nurse patient ratio. • 1:1 for post-TPA, CRRT, IABP, Impella and immediate post open heart recovery (>350+ open heart surgeries per year) • Critical Care will use the team nursing concept whenever patient volume (surge)/staffing requires. At the discretion of the charge nurse, traditional primary nurse staffing or team nursing model will be utilized on a shift to shift basis. • In the team nursing model, 3 nurses will care for up to 6 patients. At least 1 of the 3 nurses will be a primary Critical Care nurse. 9. Dress Code: • Navy blue scrubs required 10. Tell us about the unit/department-specific training and orientation program: • Candidate will attend general hospital orientation (typically 8 hours), then be provided two 12-hour orientation shifts with a preceptor