MICU RN
Aurora, CO
GHR Healthcare - Travel
3x12 hrs

Seeking an experienced ICU RN for a 13-week Colorado travel nursing assignment providing high-acuity adult cardiac critical care in Aurora, CO.

Join a collaborative adult critical care team in Aurora, Colorado, a vibrant Rocky Mountain community with convenient access to Denver, outdoor recreation, and a wide range of cultural and dining experiences. This travel ICU nursing job is ideal for an experienced Registered Nurse who enjoys caring for medically complex cardiac patients in a collaborative, mixed-acuity environment.

Travel ICU RN Job Details

• Location: Aurora, Colorado
• Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing contract
• Start Date: November 9, 2026
• End Date: February 8, 2027
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,980-$2,080
• Schedule: 3 shifts per week, approximately 36 hours per week
• Shift: Rotating 12-hour shifts; days and nights
• Unit: 24-bed mixed-acuity ICU/PCU focused on advanced cardiac care
• Patient Population: Adults requiring intensive and progressive care
• Typical Ratios: 1:1 to 2:1 for ICU-level patients and approximately 3:1 for PCU-level patients
• Charting: Epic
• Weekend Requirement: Approximately 6-8 weekend shifts during the contract, based on unit needs
• Call: Not required
• Floating: May float within the nurse's competency and scope to support unit or facility needs

ICU Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse license eligible for practice in Colorado
• At least 2 years of recent ICU or PCU nursing experience
• Current ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS certifications
• Demonstrated experience caring for ventilated and hemodynamically unstable patients
• Strong cardiac critical care and dysrhythmia-management skills
• Experience with Epic or comparable electronic medical record systems preferred
• Willingness to work rotating day and night shifts, weekends, and varied days of the week
• Ability to complete required orientation and facility-specific learning modules during the first week of the assignment

Adult Cardiac ICU RN Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care for critically ill and acutely ill adult patients with complex cardiac and medical conditions.
• Care for patients with heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, post-interventional cardiology needs, post-arrest temperature-management requirements, invasive hemodynamic monitoring needs, and pre-transplant instability.
• Monitor and manage ventilators, temporary pacemakers, Swan-Ganz catheters, arterial lines, central lines, and other critical-care equipment.
• Titrate cardiac, vasoactive, sedative, insulin, and other continuous infusions according to patient condition and established protocols.
• Interpret cardiac rhythms and arterial blood gases while recognizing and responding to changes in patient status.
• Provide care involving respiratory failure, pulmonary edema, pulmonary embolism, acute or chronic renal failure, stroke, multisystem organ dysfunction, and other complex diagnoses.
• Assist with procedures and therapies such as chest tube care, sheath removal, hypothermia protocols, blood product administration, and advanced cardiac interventions.
• Collaborate with physicians, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, rapid response teams, rehabilitation services, and other interdisciplinary partners to promote safe, high-quality outcomes.
• Accurately document assessments, interventions, and patient responses in Epic.
• Maintain infection-prevention standards, isolation precautions, and a safe, patient-centered care environment.

Apply now for this adult cardiac ICU travel nursing opportunity in Aurora, Colorado, and join a high-acuity healthcare team near Denver.

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