Details
Client Name
AHSA / Banner Desert Medical Center
Job Type
Travel
Offering
Nursing
Profession
RN
Specialty
ICU
Job ID
29993767
Job Title
RN - ICU
Weekly Pay
$2473.88
Shift Details
Shift
12H Nights
Scheduled Hours
36
Job Order Details
Start Date
01/27/2025
End Date
04/28/2025
Duration
13 Week(s)
Job Description
Job Title : ICU Registered Nurse (RN)
Job Summary :
An ICU Registered Nurse (RN) provides specialized, high-acuity care to critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). The ICU RN is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating individualized care for patients experiencing life-threatening conditions, ensuring the highest level of clinical expertise, monitoring, and interventions to support optimal patient outcomes.
Key Responsibilities :

• Provide continuous, comprehensive care to critically ill patients, monitoring vital signs, and managing life support systems.
• Assess, plan, and implement individualized care plans based on patient needs, using advanced clinical judgment and critical thinking.
• Administer medications, blood products, and interventions for managing acute conditions such as respiratory failure, cardiovascular instability, trauma, infections, and post-surgical care.
• Monitor and interpret complex medical equipment, such as ventilators, monitors, and infusion pumps, to ensure patients receive appropriate care.
• Collaborate with physicians, intensivists, and interdisciplinary teams to provide timely interventions and manage critical care treatments.
• Perform advanced clinical procedures, including arterial and central line placement, intubation, and blood gas analysis.
• Provide advanced nursing care for patients receiving intensive therapies, such as mechanical ventilation, renal replacement therapy (dialysis), and vasoactive medications.
• Monitor and respond to life-threatening complications such as sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and organ failure.
• Educate patients and families about critical care conditions, treatment plans, and recovery processes.
• Document patient care accurately, thoroughly, and in compliance with ICU standards and regulatory requirements.
• Serve as a resource to other nursing staff, providing clinical guidance, mentorship, and support in critical care settings.
• Maintain a safe environment, adhering to infection control practices and ensuring appropriate use of personal protective equipment (PPE).

Qualifications :

• Education : Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred; Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) accepted.
• Licensure :
  
  • Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice.
• Certification :
  
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification required

Client Details
Address
1400 S Dobson Rd.
City
Mesa
State
AZ
Zip Code
85202