ICU Registered Nurse
Las Vegas, NV
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary
Critical Care Nurse, Intensive Care Unit, Las Vegas Located at a busy hospital in Las Vegas, this role involves providing advanced patient care in a 36-bed ICU setting. The position requires managing ventilated patients and performing complex procedures, with a focus on high-acuity care in a fast-paced environment.

Job Details

• Position Description: Critical Care Nurse in the ICU with experience managing ventilators, high-flow oxygen, Bipap, Cpap, and administering IV medications such as Levophed, Epinephrine, Insulin, Neo synephrine, Dopamine, Dobutamine, Propofol, Precedex, fentanyl, versed, Amiodarone, Lidocaine, and paralytics. Responsibilities include intubation, chest tube insertion, bronchoscopy, EGD, colonoscopy, wound debridement, and line insertion.
• Certifications Required: ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) and BLS (Basic Life Support).
• Schedule: Days and nights shifts, 12 hours per shift, minimum 36 hours per week, with four weekend shifts every four weeks.
• Required Qualifications: Experience with ventilators, high-flow oxygen, Bipap, Cpap; IV medication administration; ACLS and BLS certifications; and 2 years of ICU level experience are preferred.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with TTM, hemodynamics, PA catheter, and performing advanced procedures in the ICU setting.
• Additional Information: The role involves working in a unit equipped with ventilators, Artic Sun, Rapid infusers, CRRT machines, IV med pumps, SCD machines, cooling blankets, and glucometers. Candidates must be adaptable to float to other ICU and IMC units as needed.

Benefits

• The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
  • Private housing or generous housing allowance
  • Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
  • Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
  • Competitive salaries
  • Referral bonuses
  • Travel reimbursement
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Direct deposit/free checking
  • Unlimited free CE credits