NuWest Travel Nursing is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Yakima, Washington.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 02/24/2025
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Unit Beds: 20 Will you accept a traveler with 2 years experience? Yes Will you accept a first-time traveler? No, need to have completed at least 1 travel assignment Patient Types: CHF, Respiratory distress, ACS, A-fib RVR, DM, blood product administration, bipap, CVA overflow, post-cath patients - will see TR bands and the femoral approach; can see femoral sheaths but travelers will not pull them Some surgical patients vascular, abdominal, GI, etc. Drips: diltiazem, amiodarone, Lasix, nitro, heparin required Patient Ratios: ICU: Typically 2:1, sometimes 1:1 depending on patient acuity 2NW or Tele: 4:1 during the day, 4-5:1 @ night Required Certifications: ACLS, BLS Skills required: Experience with above patient types Chest tubes, wound vacs, dressing changes, monitoring femoral arterial sheaths Preferred - Art line ICU experience preferred