Critical Care ICU Registered Nurse
Boise, ID
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse (RN) – Critical Care Unit

Location: Boise, Idaho
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Nights (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM)
Hours per Day: 12
Hours per Week: 36

Unit Details

• Intensive Care Unit (ICU) combining Surgical ICU (SICU) and Medical ICU (MICU) on the same floor
• Total beds: 32 (16 SICU, 16 MICU)
• Nurse-to-patient ratios: 1:1 and 1:2
• Nurse aids available with a ratio of 1:8; 2 CNAs per unit on days, 1–1.5 per unit on nights
• Hospitalist and Intensivist coverage in-house
• Respiratory Therapists staffed 24/7 (minimum 2 per ICU) with equipment including vents, BiPAP, CPAP
• RNs monitor and read telemetry strips independently

Patient Population & Common Diagnoses

• CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft)
• CVA (Stroke)
• Subarachnoid hemorrhage
• Intracerebral brain hemorrhage
• GI bleeds
• DKA (Diabetic Ketoacidosis)
• STEMI (ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction)
• Septic shock
• Overdose
• Respiratory failure
• Neurosurgery and open heart surgery patients
• Trauma, burns, and transplant patients are not typically seen
• CRRT, ECMO, balloon pump present but travelers are not required to have experience with these

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of ICU nursing experience (preferably in similar or larger ICU settings)
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications
• RN must be able to titrate drips including dopamine, epinephrine, norepinephrine, cardene, nitro, neosynephrine, vasopressin, diltiazem, insulin, and esmolol

Scheduling & Work Environment

• 12-hour night shifts, typically 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM
• Weekend requirement: every other weekend or half of the weekends
• Holiday shifts required as needed, with attempts to accommodate requests
• No call or standby requirement
• Floating required to other ICUs within the region (Meridian and Nampa Medical Centers) and occasionally outside ICU as a 1:1 sitter
• Unit-specific orientation lasts 1–2 shifts
• No specific scrub color or dress code requirement

Additional Notes

• Travel nurses do not need prior experience with CRRT, ECMO, or balloon pumps
• Prior travel experience is not required
• Facility enforces a 50-mile radius rule for candidates’ permanent address verification before proceeding with profile review