Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Boone, NC
Care Career
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Schedule & Requirements

• Shift: Night Shift, 3x12 Hours (7:00 PM – 7:00 AM)
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 Hours per Week
• Local Radius Rule: Must live more than 40 miles from facility
• License Requirement: Active North Carolina RN License or Compact License required at submission

Required Experience

• Minimum 2 years of recent ICU experience
• Experience with:
  • Ventilator Management
  • Airway Management
  • Arterial Line Management
  • Central Line Management
  • Critical Care Drips
  • Multi-System Organ Failure
  • Dysrhythmia Interpretation
  • Critical Care Monitoring
• Epic EMR experience required

Required Certifications

• BLS (AHA)
• ACLS (AHA)
• NIHSS
• PALS (AHA)

Required Skills

• Ventilator Management
• Care of Ventilated Patients
• Airway Management
• BiPAP/CPAP Management
• High-Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
• Continuous IV Sedation
• Titration of Vasoactive Drips
• Central Line Care and Management
• Arterial Line Monitoring
• Dysrhythmia Interpretation and Management
• ABG Interpretation
• Isolation Precautions
• Infection Prevention
• IV Initiation and Maintenance
• Management of Multi-System Organ Dysfunction/Failure

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive critical care nursing for ICU patients.
• Assess, monitor, and manage critically ill patients requiring advanced interventions.
• Manage ventilators, BiPAP, CPAP, and HFNC therapies.
• Administer and titrate vasoactive medications and sedation drips.
• Monitor arterial lines, central lines, and invasive hemodynamic parameters.
• Interpret cardiac rhythms, laboratory values, and arterial blood gases.
• Respond rapidly to changes in patient condition and initiate appropriate interventions.
• Collaborate with physicians and multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes.
• Float to IMCU and Med-Surg units when required by patient volume.
• Document all patient care accurately in Epic EMR.

Required Submission Documents

• Updated Resume
• Active NC RN License or Compact RN License
• BLS Certification
• ACLS Certification
• NIHSS Certification
• PALS Certification
• Current NURSYS Report
• Qualivis Cover Sheet (must include candidate email)
• Professional References
• Driver's License (for radius verification)
• All RTO listed on Qualivis Cover Sheet