Critical Care Float ICU RN
Metairie, LA
Travel Nurses, Inc.
3x12 hrs

Registered Nurse - ICU

• Location: Metairie, Louisiana
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Night, 3x12 hours (19:00-07:30), 36 hours per week
• Schedule: 4 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule. Return to office limited to 5 days total.
• On call: Not required

Clinical Assignment

• Ratio: 1:2, sometimes flexes to 1:3
• Float scope: Will float to all ICUs. May float to the ED or PACU to care for ICU patients in those areas. May occasionally float to MS/PCU units with 1:4 ratios.
• Duties: Nurses perform all lab sticks, EKGs, and line starts.
• Equipment: Alaris IV pumps, CADD PCA pumps, Servo I ventilators, Fresenius CRRT dialysis machines, Edwards Lifesciences cardiac monitors, Medtronic EVD management systems, Arctic Sun TMS, GE monitors, Hill-Rom beds, Pyxis medication station, and Veratron bladder scanner (list not exhaustive).
• Isolation: May still have COVID-19 patients. All nurses are expected to care for any isolation patient and should know their N95 mask size.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• License: Valid RN license in Louisiana
• Experience: ICU (Intensive Care Unit) experience
• Critical Care Float: 2 years of Critical Care Float experience, with Critical Care Float experience within the last year
• Systems: Experience with Epic
• Certifications:

  • ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
  • BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
  • NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale)

Unit-Specific Certifications

• CCRT (RN only): Required for CVICU and OHRU. Preferred for Cardiovascular Operating Room and all OR.
• CPI Blue Card: Required for ED nurses. CPI can be completed onsite for candidates not already certified, within 30 days of start.

Onboarding Requirements

• Background and eligibility: Background check within 30 days of start covering the past 7 years, updated annually. EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start. E-Verify (I-9) required. Government-issued photo ID whose name matches all documentation.
• Employment application: 7 years of work history, with no gap longer than 30 days.
• Drug testing: Required within 30 days of start.
• TB: QuantiFERON/T-SPOT or two-step TB skin test within 3 months of start. TB questionnaire required for all candidates and updated annually.
• Immunizations:

  • MMR (rubeola, mumps, rubella): two vaccines or positive titer. Boosters required if proof of vaccines is not provided and titer is low.
  • Varicella: two vaccines or positive titer, with the same booster rule.
  • Hepatitis B: series, titer, or declination signed within 12 months of start.
  • Tdap: required within 10 years.
  • Seasonal flu (2026-27): required October 1 through March 31. New starts beginning 10/1 must have documentation on file by 10/31. Medical and religious exemptions are accepted. Unvaccinated candidates must mask at all times.
• Physical exam: Not required.
• Competencies:

  • Medication/pharmacology competency exam: score of 80% or higher, within 12 months of start and updated annually.
  • Core competency Parts I, II, and III: updated annually.
  • Skills checklist: within 12 months of start and updated annually.