Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Grinnell, IA
Voca Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days

Shift: 7:00 AM start | 3x12s
Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours/week
Weekend: Every 3rd weekend
Holiday: Holiday rotation
On-Call: None
Floating: May float between ICU, Stepdown, and Med Surg

Position Summary:
Provides comprehensive ICU nursing care in a small ICU/Stepdown setting. Must be comfortable caring for 2–5 patients and floating between ICU, Stepdown, and Med Surg as needed.

Unit Details:

• ICU: 5 beds + 3 Stepdown beds
• ICU ratio: 1:2, occasionally 1:3 depending on census
• Med Surg: 23 beds, approximately 1:5 ratio
• ICU patients: ventilated, BiPAP, Airvo, bariatric surgery, general surgery
• Common drips: Propofol, Levophed, diltiazem, insulin, heparin
• Med Surg patients: bariatric surgery, orthopedic, and general medical

Requirements:

• 24 months of recent/current ICU experience required
• Travel experience within the past 24 months required
• Med Surg experience strongly encouraged
• EPIC experience required
• Telemetry interpretation/measurement required
• ACLS, BLS, PALS, TNCC required
• NIHSS preferred; may be completed during onboarding
• Active Iowa or Compact/Multistate RN license required
• Must be at least 50 miles from the facility
• Current Driver's License required
• ICU-specific skills checklist completed within the past year required
• Professional reference from a charge nurse, supervisor, manager, director, CNO, or COO within the past 24 months preferred

Holiday Requirement:
Unless the unit is closed, travelers must work 1–2 of the 3 winter holidays.

Additional Eligibility:
Previous UnityPoint employees, including FTEs and PRN float pool employees, are not eligible for travel assignments in another market within 12 months of employment.