Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Fargo, ND
LanceSoft
3x12 hrs, Days

RN ICU (Intensive Care Unit)

Care Setting: Acute 

Cancellation Policy: Client may cancel up to 12 hours every 13 weeks

Required Certifications: ACLS, BLS Certification, NIHSS 

Shift Notes: 12 h shifts with every other weekend

Charting System: EPIC 

Bed size/number of rooms for this unit/dept. 32 beds

Level 1 or 2 trauma experience with a 250+ bed facility. 

Min 2 years ICU RN experience, travel experience highly preferred

Candidate understands that they must call in each day prior to their shift to know which critical care unit/location they are working at in Fargo. 

experience titrating vasopressor drips - required (must see this on resume or skills checklist). 

General job duties:

Types of procedures required. Management of 1-3 critically ill patients, management of varying patient populations including critically ill neuro, cardiac, CT surgery, trauma, medical, and surgical patients. Ability to manage vasopressors, sedatives, analgesics, inotropics, antiarrhythmics, and other titratable drips. Ability to assist with bedside procedures including RSI, EVD placement, Tracheostomy, line placement, other diagnostic tests. 

Equipment utilized in the unit/dept:

EPIC EMR, Omnicell Automated Dispensing Cabinet, Aleris IV pumps, MOOG Feeding pumps, IABP, EVD, Phillips Patient Monitoring Systems, AvaSure patient Monitoring, Impella 

Required skills and minimum years of experience:

 2 years of experience in large hospital (over 250 beds), level 1 trauma. Ability to care for critical ill patients independently. 

Shift or schedule requirements:

Travelers in this role will call in each day prior to their shift to find out where they will be working. May float to MS if needed to task or take patient assignment of up to 3. Day/Night Rotate-8-and-12-hour shifts, occasional 4 hour shifts. 

Every other Weekend 

Every other Holiday 

No call required

Floating to over units/departments:

Floating to all critical care departments in Sanford Fargo including 5AB, Intermediate ICU with ratios up to 4:1 and Broadway 

ICU with ratios up to 3:1 

May be required to float to med surg units as needed