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Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care - $2,178 per week in Grinnell, IA

Malone Healthcare

  • Grinnell, IA
  • 2 days ago
  • $2,178

Highlights

Care for complex ICU patient populations including ventilated patients, BiPAP, AirVO, bariatric surgery, and general surgery cases. Opportunity to work in a close-knit critical care environment with exposure to a diverse ICU patient population including surgical and ventilator-dependent cases.

Numbers & Facts

LocationGrinnell, IA
Salary$2,178

Description

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide direct patient care in a 5-bed ICU with stepdown overflow, managing a 1:2 patient ratio (occasionally 1:3 depending on census)
  • Care for complex ICU patient populations including ventilated patients, BiPAP, AirVO, bariatric surgery, and general surgery cases
  • Administer and monitor critical drips including propofol, levophed, diltiazem, insulin, and heparin
  • Perform telemetry reads and measurements as part of routine patient monitoring
  • Float between ICU, stepdown, and Med/Surg units as needed, supporting a 23-bed Med/Surg unit with a 1:5 patient ratio
  • Expected to work 1-2 winter holidays unless the unit is closed during that period
Required Qualifications
  • Active Iowa RN license or compact/multistate license at time of submission
  • Minimum 24 months of recent ICU/Intensive Care experience required
  • Travel nursing experience within the previous 24 months required
  • Proficiency with EPIC EMR required
  • Telemetry reads and measurements required
  • Active BLS certification (AHA or ARC) required
  • Active ACLS certification (AHA or ARC) required
  • Active PALS certification (AHA or ARC) required
  • Active TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Competency) certification required
  • Must reside at least 50 miles from the facility (verified by driver's license) to be eligible
Preferred Experience / Skills
  • Med/Surg experience strongly encouraged, as floating between ICU, stepdown, and Med/Surg units is expected
  • NIHSS certification preferred; may be obtained during onboarding
  • Professional reference from a charge nurse, supervisor, nurse manager, director, CNO, or COO within the past 24 months preferred
  • Comfort caring for 2-5 patients across varying acuity levels
Why Join Us
  • Opportunity to work in a close-knit critical care environment with exposure to a diverse ICU patient population including surgical and ventilator-dependent cases
  • On-call and charge/preceptor opportunities may be available for additional professional engagement


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