Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Hendersonville, NC
Staffmax Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

This position is for a Registered Nurse working 12-hour night shifts from 6:45 PM to 7:15 AM in an Intensive Care Unit. The RN will provide critical care to adult patients with complex medical conditions requiring close monitoring and advanced interventions. The unit consists of 13 beds and cares for patients with a variety of critical illnesses, maintaining typical nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:2. The nurse may occasionally float to Progressive Care or other appropriate units depending on staffing needs. The role requires strong clinical skills, the ability to respond to rapidly changing patient conditions, and experience managing high-acuity ICU patients.

Requirements:
Candidates must hold an active Registered Nurse license in North Carolina or a valid Compact license. Current Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, and NIH Stroke Scale certifications are required at the time of submission. Applicants must have a minimum of two years of ICU nursing experience and must have previously completed at least one travel assignment. Experience with ventilators, titration of medications, and hemodynamic monitoring is required. Cardiac critical care experience is preferred. Candidates must also have strong critical thinking skills and the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary critical care team.