ICU Registered Nurse
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center

Registered Nurse (ICU RN) - Travel/Contract

Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Position Details

• Specialty: ICU Registered Nurse
• Experience Required: Minimum 1 year ICU experience
• First-time Travelers: Accepted
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend, minimum of 13 weekends
• On-call: Not required
• Floating: Yes, occasional floating to other inpatient units on a rotation basis
• Block Schedule: Not accommodated
• Locals: Not accepted within 75-mile radius
• Pending License: New Mexico license can be pending at time of submission
• Return to Office Restrictions: Absences greater than 7 days require approval

Work Schedule & Hours

• 36 or 48 hours per week

Patient Ratios

• ICU: 1:2
• Sub-acute Care (SAC): 1:4
• Floor: 1:5

Unit & Patient Population

• Mix of ICU, Sub-acute, and floor status patients
• Common diagnoses: Sepsis/Septic Shock, Renal Failure, ARDS, Respiratory Failure, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Alcohol Withdrawal, Orthopedic Trauma, Bariatrics
• Equipment: CRRT (NxStage), Edwards FloTrac (EV1000), Phillips Monitors, Hill-Rom ICU beds, Ceiling lifts, Arctic Sun, Bear Hugger, Cooling Blanket

Required Certifications

• BLS (Basic Life Support)
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course) preferred
• NIH Stroke Certification preferred

Special Skills & Procedures

• Chest tube insertion and removal
• Intubations
• Paracentesis and Thoracentesis
• Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
• Arterial and Central Line management (including Vas Cath, PICC lines)
• FloTrac/Vigileo monitoring
• Dysrhythmia interpretation and management
• Multi-system organ failure management
• IV insulin protocols
• GI surgery care
• Blood product administration
• Starting IVs and continuous IV sedation
• Procedural sedation administration
• Titration of cardiac and vasoactive drips
• Stroke management (CVA/Acute Stroke)
• Hypothermia protocol (Arctic Sun)
• BiPAP/CPAP assistance
• Interpretation of ABGs
• Suctioning (ETT, NT)
• Ventilator management
• Phlebotomy
• Surgical wound care including drains and wound vac

COVID-19 Vaccination

• COVID vaccination required
• Religious and medical exemptions accepted with completion of exemption form signed by a provider

Background & Health Requirements

• 7-year criminal background check within 30 days of start, updated annually
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks required within 30 days of start and updated for renewals
• Fingerprinting required within 10 days of orientation
• Physical exam within 1 year prior to start
• Fit mask test required within 1 year of start
• Tdap vaccine required (declinations accepted)
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 1 year
• Annual TB questionnaire required
• Required immunizations or positive titers: Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Hepatitis B, Varicella
• Negative 10-panel drug screen within 30 days of start (THC not required)
• Seasonal flu vaccine or approved exemption required annually

Additional Requirements

• 2 professional references within 3 years of hire
• Unit-specific skills checklist updated annually
• Various facility-specific orientation and competency documents required

Facility Highlights

• Community-based hospital
• Level III Trauma Center
• Level I Teaching Facility
• 65 inpatient beds, 12 ICU beds
• Charting system: Cerner
• Free parking
• Scrub color: Black

Prior Travel Experience

• Not explicitly required; first-time travelers accepted

This position offers a challenging ICU nursing role with a diverse patient population and advanced critical care procedures in a community teaching hospital setting.