Travel Nurse RN - MICU - Medical Intensive Care Unit
Salem, MA
First Connect Health
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse – Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU RN)

Order ID: MGB-29787 

Contract Duration: 13 Weeks

Shift Matrix: Night Shift | 19:00 – 07:30 ( 4x12-Hour Shifts)

• Workweek Flexibility: 36 or 48 Hours Per Week
• Shift Stability: Dedicated Night Shift (does not rotate like day positions).
• Weekend Expectations: Every other weekend (EOW) required.
• On-Call Requirement: No call.
• Parking Logistics: Free on-site parking provided for staff.

• Floating Policy: Floating required (primarily to Medical/Surgical floors with ratio up to 1:4 or 1:5). Telemetry competency mandatory.

  Guaranteed Hours: 36 or 48 Hours Per Week

🚫 Absolute Minimum Qualifications & Departmental Hardstops:

• Licensure Mandate: Active, unencumbered Massachusetts (MA) State RN License held at time of submission.
• Core Certifications Required: Active AHA BLS and AHA ACLS.
• Experience Baseline: Minimum 2+ years of continuous adult MICU / ICU experience (preferably at a single facility).
• Mandatory Clinical Skill: Advanced telemetry strip reading and rhythm interpretation competency is strictly required.
• Float Mandate: Candidate must agree to float to Med/Surg units (caring for up to 4–5 patients) as staffing demands require.

Job Summary & Clinical Scope

A Hospital in Salem, MA is seeking an experienced, highly autonomous Medical Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse (MICU RN) for a 36- or 48-hour night-shift contract in S-Dav6 - ICU (Cost Center: SH1331). Operating within a Level III Trauma Center and 400+ bed complex community facility, the RN will deliver high-acuity critical care to complex adult medical-surgical patients supported by 24/7 in-house attending physicians and residents.

• High-Acuity Critical Care Management: Care for complex adult populations presenting with acute respiratory failure, cardiac arrest, cardiogenic shock, severe sepsis, DKA, GI bleeding, renal failure, substance overdose, and acute psychiatric crises.
• Invasive Hemodynamic & Airway Monitoring: Manage continuous cardiac monitoring, arterial lines, central lines, mechanical ventilation, and vasoactive drip titrations.
• Float Unit Coverage: Step into Med/Surg unit assignments during surge conditions, maintaining primary nursing responsibility for up to 4–5 patients with telemetry monitoring.
• EPIC Documentation: Execute complete, real-time clinical charting and order verification using EPIC.

Department & Facility Details

• Department Setting: 20-bed Medical/Surgical ICU (S-Dav6 - ICU / Cost Center: SH1331).
• Provider Coverage: 24/7 in-house attendings and residents present on-unit.
• RN-to-Patient Ratio:
  • ICU: 1:2 or 1:1 (based on patient acuity).
  • Med/Surg Float: 1:4 or 1:5.
• Charting System: EPIC.