ICU Registered Nurse
Burlington, Vermont
The University of Vermont Medical Center

Travel Registered Nurse (ICU) - Vermont

Location

• Burlington, Vermont

Contract Length

• 16 weeks

Unit / Specialty

• Surgical ICU (SICU) with floating to Medical ICU (MICU) as needed

Schedule

• Must be willing to work potentially all weekend shifts
• Minimum of every other weekend required and/or schedule adjusted to meet unit and patient care needs
• Monday to Sunday coverage
• No block schedules

Facility Type

• Large teaching hospital (500+ beds)

Patient Population

• Post cardiac surgery
• Vascular
• Trauma Level 1
• General surgery
• Neurosurgery
• Overflow MICU

Requirements/Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Vermont
• Minimum 2 years of ICU (Intensive Care Unit) nursing experience, including experience within the last year
• One completed travel nursing assignment
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience working with Level 1 Trauma patients
• Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) experience
• Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) experience
• Hemodynamic device experience
• Experience with EPIC electronic medical record system
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification

Prior Travel Experience

• Prior travel experience required

Additional Requirements

• Floating between SICU and MICU required
• Flexible schedule and willingness to work weekends
• Solid color scrubs only
• Reliable personal or rental vehicle strongly recommended (public transportation not accessible)
• Vehicles should have all-season or snow tires November through April

Orientation

• Bi-weekly orientations on Mondays

Compliance and Documentation

• Complete and thorough work history including bed count, EMR, and facility type required
• Background check within 30 days of start covering all locations lived/worked/schooled in past 7 years
• Education verification as applicable
• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• N95 fit test required prior to assignment and updated annually
• Immunizations and health documents required including:

  • Tdap within 10 years
  • Negative TB test or chest X-ray if positive TB
  • MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccination or positive titer
  • Varicella vaccination or positive titer
  • Hepatitis B series and titer or signed declination
  • Seasonal flu vaccination or approved exemption (required during flu season)
  • COVID-19 vaccination or declination
  • Pneumonia vaccination or declination if assigned to NY facility
• Drug testing as required by facility policies
• Vermont Adult and Child Abuse Registry consent and background checks
• Vermont Crime Information Center (VCIC) background check for Vermont placements
• Completion of EPIC and Cornerstone modules prior to start
• Compliance with facility dress code and telephone usage policies
• Photo for badge required two weeks prior to start
• Emergency contact form and other facility-specific documents required

This position requires a highly flexible ICU nurse with prior travel experience, strong critical care skills, and the ability to work weekends and float between units in a large teaching hospital environment.