ICU Registered Nurse (RN)
About The Position
We are seeking an experienced Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse (ICU RN) for a 13-week travel assignment in Carbondale, Illinois. This role is ideal for a critical care nurse who is comfortable managing a broad range of high-acuity patients in a general ICU setting. The unit is a 21-bed ICU with a typical nurse-to-patient ratio of approximately 1:2. Patients may include complex cardiac, neurological, neurosurgical, postoperative, trauma, and medical ICU cases. The successful candidate should have strong bedside critical-care skills and the ability to recognize and respond quickly to changes in patient condition.
Requirements
- Active Registered Nurse license meeting Illinois practice requirements
- Current BLS certification
- Recent ICU / critical-care nursing experience
- Experience managing high-acuity hospital patients
- Strong cardiac and neurological assessment skills
- Ability to work effectively with a typical 2:1 patient assignment
- Strong clinical judgment and critical-thinking ability
- Ability to recognize and respond rapidly to changes in patient condition
- Strong communication and interdisciplinary teamwork skills
Nice To Haves
- ACLS certification
- Previous travel nursing experience
- Experience in a mixed medical/surgical ICU
- Cardiac ICU experience
- Neuro ICU experience
- Post-cardiovascular surgery experience
- Trauma ICU experience
- Mechanical ventilation experience
- Vasoactive medication experience
- Central line and arterial line management experience
- Experience caring for post-operative critical-care patients
Responsibilities
- Provide direct bedside nursing care to critically ill and high-acuity patients.
- Perform comprehensive head-to-toe assessments and ongoing reassessments.
- Monitor vital signs, cardiac rhythms, neurological status, respiratory status, and hemodynamic changes.
- Recognize clinical deterioration and initiate appropriate interventions.
- Manage multiple complex patients while maintaining patient safety and quality of care.
- Administer medications, IV therapies, blood products, and other treatments according to provider orders and facility protocols.
- Monitor patients receiving high-risk and vasoactive medications as appropriate.
- Provide care to patients requiring advanced respiratory support.
- Assist with emergency procedures and rapid-response situations.
- Collaborate closely with intensivists, physicians, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
- Participate in shift handoffs, multidisciplinary rounds, and care-planning discussions.
- Provide education and support to patients and families.
- Maintain accurate and timely nursing documentation.
- Follow infection-control, patient-safety, and critical-care standards.
- Respond appropriately during code situations and other clinical emergencies.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
