Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Kearney, Nebraska
CHI Health Good Samaritan

ICU RN

Location: Kearney, Nebraska Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Days (12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week) Schedule Times: 0630-1830 and 1830-0630

Required Qualifications

• Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
• Valid driver's license, required at submittal (used to verify the radius rule)
• Radius rule: must live more than 50 miles from the facility, and may not work full time, part time, or PRN at any facility in the same health system
• RNs must pass a pass/fail skills exam on Wednesdays during orientation. It is open book, and candidates must score 90% to pass or they will be terminated.
• Artificial nails are prohibited in all departments providing patient care. Refusing to remove nails will lead to contract termination.

Unit and Assignment Details

• Unit: ICU RN
• Beds: 33 beds, average daily census of 16
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:2-3 for adults
• Common patient types: Trauma, cardiac, overdose/substance abuse, adult sepsis, post-stent, pacemaker placement, stroke, vascular cases, renal failure, heart failure, respiratory distress
• Drip titration: RNs are required to titrate drips. Common titratable or set-rate drips include any cardiac drip, insulin, and sedation.
• Respiratory equipment: RNs are responsible for nasal cannula to vent
• Monitoring: RNs read, interpret, and document telemetry strips on GE monitors, with tele tech oversight of monitors
• Nurse aides: Available based on census. They may sit in 1:1 assignments or assist on the floor. A healthcare support tech works 3 days per week (Monday-Friday, 0800-1630).
• Orientation: 1 shift of unit-specific orientation

Scheduling

• Weekends are Saturday and Sunday. Weekend requirement is every other weekend.
• Minimum of 2 holidays that fall within the contract timeframe
• Self-scheduling is allowed for core staff. Travelers are added in. Block scheduling cannot be guaranteed and will only be approved if it is weekends only, subject to a request.
• Duo requests for the same schedule or shared car are not accepted.
• Time off requests (RTO): 7 or fewer days per 13-week contract. Additional RTO will not be approved, including after submission.
• If called back in after being placed on call, candidates have 30 minutes to arrive.

Floating

• Typically floats to PCU and occasionally to MedSurg, with the same patient ratio as assigned on these units (1:4 or 1:5)