Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Quincy, IL
Talent4Health
3x12 hrs, Nights

Required Certifications

RN IL license ACLS, BLS Certification, NIHSS, PALS Preferred

Shift Notes

12 hr Nights

Unit Notes – ICU (2nd Floor | MICU with some SICU)

Required Experience

• Must have experience in a Level I or Level II Trauma Center
• Must have worked in a hospital with 300+ beds
• Level II trauma experience or higher required
• CRRT experience highly preferred

Unit Overview

• Unit Type: ICU (MICU with some SICU)
• Location: 2nd Floor
• Number of Beds: 16
• Nurse-to-Patient Ratio: 1:2

Required Certifications

• BLS
• ACLS
• NIHSS

Common Diagnoses / Patient Population

• CRRT (Prismaflex)
• Rotaprone therapy
• TTM (Arctic Sun)
• ECMO (at times)
• Mass transfusions / MTP
• Train-of-Four monitoring; frequent paralytics
• 24-hour EEG monitoring
• EVD and LP drains
• Neurosurgical patients
• Trauma: drownings, tractor rollovers, fractures, MVAs
• Spinal injuries
• Sepsis
• DKA
• Post-operative recoveries
• COVID
• Post–heart cath patients (RNs may pull sheaths)
• SI patients

Procedures Performed on Unit

• Bedside procedures
• Tracheostomies
• Chest tube (CT) insertions
• Bronchoscopies
• Arterial line insertions
• Organ recovery (procurement only; no transplants performed)

Required / Preferred Skills

• Titration of critical drips (required)
• CRRT management (highly preferred)
• Pulling arterial sheaths (preferred)

Common Drips

• Precedex
• Vasopressors
• Antiarrhythmics
• Sedation
• Standard ICU drips (titrated and set-rate)

Staffing & Support

• Charge Nurse:
  • Days: Typically a Blessing staff nurse
  • Nights: May be the House Supervisor
  • Takes a smaller assignment to assist unit
• Nurse Aides: Yes
• Intensivist/Hospitalist Coverage: 24/7 (MD & NP)
• Respiratory Therapy: Assigned 24/7 to ICU/PCU
• Respiratory Equipment: Full respiratory support (vents, CPAP, BiPAP, etc.)

Telemetry & Monitoring

• Monitor Tech: Yes
• RN Responsibility: RNs interpret their own strips
• Telemetry System: Draeger

Scheduling

• Shifts: 3 × 12-hour shifts (7a–7p / 7p–7a)
• Self-Scheduling: Discuss needs with unit leader
• Block Scheduling: Not guaranteed
• Schedule Posted: 6 weeks in advance

Weekends & Holidays

• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend (Saturday & Sunday)
• Holiday Requirement: Rotated with core staff

Floating

• Float as help-all staff
• Floating is infrequent
• May float to PCU or CVICU
• May take patients but typically used as support

Dress Code

• Scrub Color: Black

Orientation

• Unit-Specific Orientation:
  • 1 × 12-hour shift on unit and shift of hire
• First Day:
  • 12–14 hours for competencies, computer-based modules, and general orientation