ICU Registered Nurse
Carlsbad, NM
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Travel ICU Registered Nurse (RN)

Location: Carlsbad, New Mexico
Employment Type: Travel
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Nights, 6:30 PM – 6:30 AM
Floating Required: Yes (to Emergency Room and Medical-Surgical departments)

Job Description

• Provide total care for ICU patients in a 12-bed unit
• Patient ratio: 1 nurse to 2-3 patients
• Responsibilities include managing ventilators, titratable drips, medication mixing, and patient hygiene
• Floating to ER involves assisting with call lights, medication passes, transport, IV starts, and blood draws (no patient assignments)
• Floating to Med-Surg may require taking a full patient assignment (up to 6 patients) or acting as an aide (up to 12 patients)
• No call required
• Holidays required
• EMR system: MedHost
• Scrub color: Any

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in New Mexico
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Minimum 2 years of ICU (Intensive Care Unit) nursing experience, including experience within the last year
• Experience with ventilators (vents)
• Emergency Department (ED) experience
• Medical-Surgical (Med Surg) experience
• BLS certification
• ACLS certification

Additional Information

• Floating schedule is managed via a float log with possible overrides by supervisors based on experience and unit needs
• Blocked scheduling may be accommodated but must be specified in submission
• 48-hour guaranteed hours are not approved for this assignment