ICU RN
Carlsbad, New Mexico
Carlsbad Medical Center

Travel ICU RN

Location: Carlsbad, New Mexico Employment Type: Travel Start: ASAP Duration: 13 weeks Hours: 36 per week Shift: Days, 6:30a-6:30p, floating required Hiring Process: Auto offers only, no interviews

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in New Mexico
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• 2 years of ICU (Intensive Care Unit) experience, with ICU experience within the last year
• BLS
• ACLS
• Floating to ER and Med Surg required
• Fingerprints required for all New Mexico travelers. Submit candidates only if your agency is registered with the state of New Mexico, as the fingerprint process can take several weeks.

Preferred Qualifications

• ER and Med Surg experience
• TNCC
• Experience with ventilators, titratable drips, mixing medications, and patient hygiene

Unit and Role Details

• ICU unit with 12 beds
• Patient ratio of 1:2-3
• Scope: total patient care, including ventilators, titratable drips, and hygiene care
• No call required
• Holidays required
• Blocked scheduling may be accommodated; it must be included in the body of the submittal
• 48GHs are not approved
• Scrub color: any

Float Scope

• Float log: The ICU keeps a float log. Nurses sign it when they float, following a float rotation. The house supervisor or director may override the float book in certain situations, such as sending the nurse with the most ER experience when ER is short.
• ER: Float nurses do not take a patient assignment. They help answer call lights, pass medications, transport patients, start IVs, and perform blood draws.
• Med Surg: Float nurses take a full assignment of up to 6 patients, or may work as an aide with up to 12 patients.