Travel Nurse (RN) - Intensive Care Unit

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

If you require an interview with the manager, please make a note of it in your special requests.

36-hour guarantees only (no 48s) – can pick up additional shifts

Must work 2 of 3 major holidays.

Travel pairs cannot request the same schedule.

Shift: 7p - 7a

Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Cardiac-open heart, balloon, impella, tPA, TPE, core staff will do the specialties; keep small head bleeds, post tpa administration-if intervention-flown to Phoenix; Level 3 trauma- keep here. Not necessary to have trauma exp=core staff that must have vent, sedation, sepsis, pressors, DKA, cardiac, CHF, respiratory.

RNs are required to titrate drips.

Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Below is a list of common drips for this ICU. Please make sure traveler has well rounded experience with a variety of critical ICU drips.

-Vasopressors: Epi, levophed, Phenylephrine, vasopressin.

-Inotropes: dopamine, dobutamine, primacor.

-Antiarrhythmics: amiodarone, cardizem, esmelol, lidocaine, procainamide.

-Anti-hypertensives: Clevidipine, labetalol, cardene, Nipride, nitro.

-Beta Adrenergic: Isuprel. Sedatives: Ketamine, Precedex, propofol, Versed. Paralytics: Vecuronium, Nimbex, rocuronium.

-Analgesics: Fentanyl, morphine. Anticoagulants: Aggrastat, tPA, Argatroban, Heparin, Integrilin.

-Additional: Insulin.

Self-schedule, 4 requested days off in a 4 week period, blocks not guaranteed, but try to work with traveler as much as possible to accommodate requests.

Weekend Requirements: 4 weekend shift days in 4 week period required.

Holiday Requirements: 2 major holidays required. Only require the holiday (not the eve) if Xmas.

Call or standby requirement: No

Floating Requirements: Yes, float to other units, only 4 patients instead of 6 patients though.

Scrub Color: Navy Blue