Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Omaha, NE
Care Career
4x12 hrs
Referral Bonus

Travel Med Surg ICU RN assignment, -week contract, 48 guaranteed hours per week, 12-hour night shifts 6:30 PM-6:30 AM, 34-bed Trauma Level I acute care ICU, 2 unit-specific orientation shifts, fast-paced tertiary hospital, adult and pediatric patients over age 15, typical ICU ratio 1:1-2, PCU 1:4-5, Med Surg 1:5-6, common cases include respiratory failure, ARDS, MODS, sepsis, stroke, cardiogenic shock, renal failure, general surgery, psych/OD, GI bleeds, cancer surgeries, neuro and critical care patients, RNs titrate vasopressors, paralytics, narcotics, sedation and antiarrhythmics, RNs must interpret centralized telemetry and read their own strips, equipment includes vents, CPAP, BiPAP, high flow, Draeger monitoring, CVPs, A-lines, Swans, EV-1000, ICP monitoring, Zoll Thermoguard and rapid transfuser, ICU-specific advanced skills such as thrombectomy, Impella, balloon pump and CRRT can be trained on the unit, Epic charting, float to all inpatient units except Maternity and NICU, every other weekend, holiday requirement is 2 of 3 major holidays or based on unit needs, manager creates schedule based on unit needs, navy blue scrubs, charge nurse responds to RRTs and codes, no monitor techs, patient care tech ratio 1:18, cancellation up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment, fast-paced team environment requiring critical thinking, collaboration and willingness to help.