Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Grafton, WI
TalentBurst, Inc
3x12 hrs, Days

Travel RN Job Profile: ICU / Critical Care

📍 Location & Facility

• Location: Grafton, WI
• Facility Type: 136-Bed Hospital
• Trauma Level: Level III Trauma Center
• Specialties: Level II NICU | Primary Stroke Center
• Parking: Free on-site
• Vaccine Policy: COVID-19 vaccine required

🛌 Unit Overview: 2nd Floor ICU

• ICU Beds: 17
• RN Ratio: 1:2 (Acuity-based)
• CNA Ratio: 1:8 (Days) | 1:17 (Nights)
• Shift: Days (0700–1930)
• On-Call: None
• Weekend Rotation: Every other weekend
• Requested Time Off (RTO): Pending manager approval

🧠 Candidate Requirements

• ICU Experience: 3 years minimum (Required for all applicants, including first-time travelers)
• Certifications Required: BLS | ACLS
• Certifications Preferred: NIHSS
• EMR/Tech Preferred: EPIC | Alaris | Pyxis

💉 Clinical Skills & Patient Population

• Required ICU Skills: Vent/trach care | Invasive lines (A-line, CVP, Swan-Ganz) | Drains/tubes | Foley care | Chest tubes | Post-surgical recovery | Post-cath care | CVVH | Balloon Pumps | CRRT (NxStage experience preferred)
• Preferred Experience: Fresh heart recovery
• General Patients: COVID-19 | Sepsis | ETOH | IVDA | Overdose (OD) | SI | Delirium | GI Bleed | Stroke with TPA | ARF
• Surgical Patients: General | Open abdomen | Ortho (Total joints) | ENT | OBGYN
• Cardiac/Vascular: Fem-pop bypass | CABG | Valves | Post-cath (Radial approach) | AAA | Amputations
• Exclusions: No complex neuro post-TNK/TPA

🏥 Unit Support & Resources

• Provider Cover: 24/7 Intensivist | 24/7 Respiratory Therapist (RT)
• Pharmacy: ICU-specific Pharmacist (Day shift only)
• Leadership: Charge Nurse (Occasional patient assignment) | Unit Educator | Nurse Manager
• Clerical: Unit Secretary available 0700–1930
• Ancillary: Phlebotomy team for peripheral draws | Bedside telemetry monitoring

🗺️ Orientation & Floating Rules

• Orientation: 1 Day total (0800 Educator meeting ➡️ Badge/CBLs/Logins ➡️ Manager Meet & Greet ➡️ Preceptor shadowing)
• Floating Protocol: Travelers float first
• Floating Units: Intermediate units (1:3) | MSU | ED Boarding (1:4) | Observation units (1:4)

⚠️ Key Policy Notes

• PPE: N95 and PAPRs provided; adequate PPE stock guaranteed.
• Dress Code: Any solid color scrubs. No camo, denim, or hoodies.
• Attendance: Strict policy. More than 2 sick calls triggers an automatic contract review and potential termination.