ICU RN
Dallas, Texas
Kindred Hospital Dallas Central

RN - ICU

Location: Dallas, Texas Employment Type: Travel Contract Length: 8 weeks Hours per Week: 36

Role Overview

Critical care registered nurses provide care to patients who have suffered a heart attack, stroke, shock, severe trauma, respiratory distress, or other severe medical issues. Responsibilities include:

• Assessing patient condition and planning and implementing patient care plans
• Treating wounds and providing advanced life support
• Assisting physicians with procedures
• Observing and recording patient vital signs
• Ensuring ventilators, monitors, and other medical equipment function properly, including adjusting ventilator and IABP settings
• Administering intravenous fluids and medications
• Suctioning
• Collaborating with the critical care team
• Responding to life-saving situations using nursing standards and protocols
• Acting as patient advocate
• Providing education and support to patient families
• Caring for pre- and post-operative patients

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Texas
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• ICU - Intensive Care Unit experience of at least 1 year, with experience completed within the last year
• ACLS certification issued by the American Heart Association
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association

Submission Requirements

• Submissions must use the required template or they will be rejected.
• The template asks for years of clinical and travel experience, EMR experience, certifications on file, whether the candidate has previously worked at the facility, time off requests in the next 3 months, and interview availability over the next 72 hours.