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Specialty: ICU Registered Nurse
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Nights (18:30 - 07:00)
Hours per Day: 12
Hours per Week: 36
Unit: Medical ICU (16 beds)
Nurse-to-Patient Ratio: 2:1
Weekend Requirement: Every third weekend
Holiday Requirement: July 4th
Scheduling: No self-scheduling or guaranteed block scheduling; traveler needed for high-need night shift
Floating: May float to Progressive Care Unit (PCU) if not needed in ICU
Orientation: 1 shift ICU-specific + 1 shift PCU-specific

Common diagnoses: sepsis, respiratory failure, stroke, myocardial infarction, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), STEMI, atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response, COVID-19, COPD exacerbations, pulmonary embolism
Stabilization of some GI cases prior to transfer
Hospitalist coverage 24/7 in-house
Intensivist coverage in-house during day; telemedicine coverage at night
Respiratory Therapist shared with ER; RT manages ventilator adjustments and settings
Centralized telemonitor techs (not in-house); nurses verify and read cardiac monitor strips (Draeger monitors)
No nurse aides or patient care technicians on unit

Preferred minimum 2 years ICU experience
Experience with drips, ventilators, BiPAP
Ability to titrate drips including vasopressors and sedation (e.g., levophed, neosynephrine, cardene, precedex, propofol)
Charge nurse present each shift and takes patient assignment
Prior travel experience preferred but not required

Current RN license
BLS (Basic Life Support)
ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale)
PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) and TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course) preferred

Must pass a pass/fail exam during orientation with a minimum score of 90%; open book with resources provided
Radius rule: candidate must live within 50 miles and cannot have worked full-time, part-time, or PRN within the past year at any facility associated with certain large healthcare systems
Valid driver’s license required at time of application to verify distance
Artificial nails prohibited in all patient care areas; refusal to comply results in contract termination
Dress code: navy blue scrubs

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ADDRESS800 Mercy DriveCouncil Bluffs, IA 51503

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