ICU/CCU Registered Nurse
Waimea, HI
World Nurses
5x8 hrs, Nights, Rotating
Relocation Bonus

Now hiring across the country with flexible assignments. Get weekly pay plus holiday and overtime premiums. Housing support, travel allowance, and referral bonuses included.

Job Title: ICU RN (Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse)
Job Type: Contract
Position Urgency: Quick Start
Specialty: Nursing
Sub-Specialty: Intensive Care / Coronary Care (ICU/CCU)

Position Summary

The ICU Registered Nurse (RN) provides comprehensive, patient-centered critical care to pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations. This role coordinates and delivers care for patients with complex medical, respiratory, and cardiac conditions requiring intensive monitoring and specialized treatment.

The ICU/CCU environment supports surgical recovery and critically ill patients, maintaining close nurse-to-patient ratios based on acuity.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver direct critical care nursing to ICU/CCU patients
• Monitor, assess, and respond to changes in patient condition
• Manage ventilated patients and advanced cardiac/respiratory cases
• Coordinate care with physicians and interdisciplinary teams
• Provide after-hours PACU recovery support as needed
• Document care accurately using the electronic medical record
• Participate in orientation, competency validation, and ongoing education
• Float to other departments (OB, Med-Surg, PACU, ER) to assist within competency level

Unit Details

• Small ICU setting with close monitoring environment
• Typical nurse-to-patient ratio: approximately 1:2 depending on acuity
• Additional nursing support provided for high-acuity or ventilated patients

Schedule

• Must be available to work any shift (days, nights, rotating) — no exceptions
• 80 hours every two weeks required
• Rotating schedule including weekends and holidays

Orientation

• Hospital orientation followed by unit-based orientation
• Orientation includes day and night shift training with staff RN
• Completion of required competency binder

Requirements

• Active RN license (or ability to obtain prior to start)
• Minimum 2 years ICU / critical care experience
• Experience with ventilators and high-acuity patients
• Emergency Room experience preferred
• Current certifications:
  • BLS / BCLS
  • ACLS
  • NIHSS