Travel Nurse RN - MICU - Medical Intensive Care Unit - $2,200 per week at Parkview Regional Medical Center summary:
A Travel Nurse RN specializing in the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) responsible for caring for critically ill patients requiring advanced life support. Duties include monitoring and managing ventilated patients, administering IV drips, and supporting clinical procedures such as intubation. Candidates must have ICU experience and be flexible with scheduling, primarily working three 12-hour shifts per week, including weekends.
Certification Details
- BLS (AHA only)
- ACLS (AHA only)
Job Details
- General job duties include caring for ventilated patients, initiating and titrating IV drips (vasopressors, sedation, and paralytics), assisting with intubations and line placement.
- Monitoring critically ill patients with primary diagnoses of sepsis, respiratory failure (acute and chronic), renal failure (acute and chronic), myocardial infarctions, pulmonary embolism, pneumonia.
- This is a mixed acuity unit with both ICU and progressive patients.
Job Requirements
- Minimum 1.5 years of ICU experience required, 2 years ICU experience preferred.
- Must have a valid IN RN License.
Schedule Information
- Three 12 hour shifts per week.
- Weekends are the greater need; weekend-only assignments could be created.
- Traditional weekday plus weekend assignment rotations available.
Additional Details
- Does your candidate require time off during this assignment? If so, list the days in the comment section.
- Mixed acuity unit - main patients will be PCU with 1:3 ratio, less likely ICU patients with 1:2 ratio.
- Travel experience preferred.
- Level 1 or Level 2 facility experience preferred.
- Position will float to ALL ICU, PCU and Medsurg units with a 1:3 max ratio.
Keywords:
Travel Nurse, ICU Nurse, MICU, Registered Nurse, Critical Care, Healthcare, Patient Care, Nursing, Intensive Care, Clinical Procedures