Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Topeka, KS
First Connect Health
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

⚡ 36-HOUR NIGHT-SHIFT ICU / CVICU RN CONTRACT – TOPEKA, KS

An immediate 12-week travel contract opening is available for an experienced Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Registered Nurse (RN) in Topeka, KS 66606. Operating within an active 16-bed mixed ICU/CVICU across 16 patient rooms (daily census ~13) at an established acute care medical center, this clinical assignment features a dependable 36-hour overnight schedule (19:00 – 07:00 / 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM, three 12-hour night shifts guaranteed weekly). COMPETITIVE 36-HOUR NIGHT PACKAGE ($2,095/WEEK)! $1,267/WEEK TAX-FREE HOUSING & MEAL STIPEND! ZERO MANDATORY ON-CALL! STRICT 1:2 CRITICAL CARE RATIOS! COMPACT STATE! FIRST-TIME TRAVELERS WELCOME! EPIC EHR! Managing a combined medical, surgical, and cardiac surgical patient population, the ICU nursing team coordinates advanced life-support interventions including invasive mechanical ventilation, Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT), hemodynamic monitoring (Swan-Ganz pulmonary artery catheters and Edwards FloTrac/Vigileo), and care for fresh post-operative open-heart patients (unit recovers 6–10 open-heart/CABG cases per month without ECMO or LVADs). Clinical diagnoses include acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), septic shock, acute kidney injury (AKI), diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), STEMI/NSTEMI, stroke (CVA), neuro-trauma, and major vascular reconstructions. If you are an acute critical care nurse skilled in multi-drip vasoactive titrations, paired ventilator management, advanced hemodynamics, and CRRT looking to earn $2,095/week on nights in Kansas, this assignment is built for you!

💰 PRE-CALCULATED PAY PACKAGE (36-Hour Week)

• Weekly Gross: $2,095.00
• Weekly Tax-Free Stipend: $1,267.00
• Hourly W2 Regular Rate: $23.00/hr (36 regular hours)
• Hourly W2 Overtime Rate: $34.50/hr
• (Travelers only; clinicians residing within a 50-mile radius are not accepted per facility policy).

📅 SHIFT & POSITION DETAILS

• Schedule: Night shifts, 3x12-Hours (19:00 – 07:00 / 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM).
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 regular hours guaranteed weekly.
• Assignment Duration: 12 Weeks.
• Block Scheduling: Block schedules are not offered.
• On-Call Requirements: NO ON-CALL REQUIRED!
• Weekend Coverage: Every other weekend rotation.
• Department Setting & Capacity: 16-bed / 16-room combined mixed ICU and CVICU (average daily census ~13).
• Nurse-to-Patient Staffing Ratios: Strict critical care staffing ratios of 1:2 across all shifts.
• Floating Scope: Floating is required to like acute/stepdown units within clinical competency based on facility needs.
• Advanced Monitoring & Specialized Modalities:
  • Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT).
  • Advanced Hemodynamics: Edwards FloTrac/Vigileo monitoring, Swan-Ganz pulmonary artery catheters, and arterial line maintenance.
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support: care of patients with Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps (IABP) and Impella devices (unit does not manage ECMO or LVADs).
  • Post-Surgical Recovery: fresh post-op recovery of open-heart cases (CABG, valve repairs/replacements; unit averages 6–10 cardiac surgeries per month).
  • Hypothermia protocols / Arctic Sun targeted temperature management.
• Clinical Scope & Specialty Care:
  • Direct intensive care nursing for complex respiratory distress, ARDS, septic shock, multi-organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS), AKI, and DKA (regular insulin infusions).
  • Management of paired ventilated patients with concurrent titration of multiple continuous vasoactive, inotropic, and sedative infusions.
  • Neurological monitoring: acute stroke interventions adhering to NIHSS guidelines, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and spinal cord trauma.
  • Vascular access care: peripheral lines, arterial lines, sheath removal, central venous access, and PICC lines.
• EMR System: Epic electronic health record.

🚨 REQUISITE QUALIFICATIONS FOR SUBMISSION

• Experience Requirement: Minimum 2 full years of dedicated acute care inpatient ICU RN clinical experience preferred (must have at least 1 full year of dedicated ICU experience within the past 2–3 years; first-time travel nurses accepted).
• Patient Ratio Experience: Documented experience managing 1:2 critical care ratios (must be capable of managing 2 ventilated patients while multitasking complex drip titrations).
• Licensure (Strict Hard Stop): Active Kansas State Registered Nurse (RN) License or Multi-State Compact RN License strictly in hand at submittal (pending licenses cannot be submitted).
• Certifications Required at Submittal (Must all be active and attached):
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) — American Heart Association (AHA) only.
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) — AHA only.
  • NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Certification.
• Preferred Certifications: Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) and Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI).
• EMR Competency: Epic EHR experience preferred.

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