Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Omaha, NE
Malone Healthcare - Nursing
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Position Overview

• Role: Med Surg ICU RN
• Shift: 12-Hour Days (06:30 AM – 06:30 PM)
• Interview: Unit Manager Interview Required
• Contract: 13 Weeks

📋 Important Submission Rules

• 50-mile radius rule – Candidate must live more than 50 miles away from the facility.
• Driver’s License required at submission to verify distance.
• Candidate cannot currently work (FT/PT/PRN) at any CommonSpirit / CHI / Dignity facility.

🏥 Unit Details

• Beds: 34
• Patient Ratios:
  • ICU: 1:1 – 1:2
  • PCU: 1:4 – 1:5
  • Med Surg: 1:5 – 1:6
• Patient Types:
  • Adults & Pediatrics 15+ years old
  • Respiratory failure / ARDS
  • Sepsis
  • Stroke
  • Cardiogenic shock
  • Renal failure (CRRT)
  • GI bleeds
  • General surgery & cancer surgeries

💉 Skills Required

• Must titrate drips
• Common drips include:
  • Vasopressors
  • Sedation
  • Paralytics
  • Narcotics
  • Antiarrhythmics
• Equipment exposure may include:
  • Ventilators
  • CRRT
  • Impella / Balloon Pump (experience preferred but not required)
  • CVP, A-lines, Swans
  • ICP monitoring

📜 Required Certifications

• BLS
• ACLS
• NIHSS

🧑‍⚕️ Support Staff

• Charge Nurse: Yes (responds to codes/RRT)
• Techs: Yes – ratio 1:18
• Telemetry: RNs must read their own strips (Draeger system)

📅 Scheduling

• Every other weekend required
• 2 major holidays out of 3
• Manager creates the schedule.

🔄 Floating

• Required to float to all inpatient units except NICU and Maternity.

🎓 Orientation & Testing

• 2 orientation shifts
• Open-book exam on Friday during orientation
• Must score 90% to pass or contract is terminated.