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Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care - $2,240 per week in Kearney, NE

Malone Healthcare

  • Kearney, NE
  • 3 days ago
  • $2,240

Highlights

Care for patients with complex diagnoses including trauma, cardiac conditions, stroke, sepsis, renal failure, respiratory distress, overdose/substance abuse, post-stent, pacemaker placement, vascular cases, and heart failure. Provide direct patient care in a 33-bed ICU setting with an average daily census of 16, managing a nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:2-3 for adult patients.

Numbers & Facts

LocationKearney, NE
Salary$2,240

Description

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide direct patient care in a 33-bed ICU setting with an average daily census of 16, managing a nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:2-3 for adult patients
  • Care for patients with complex diagnoses including trauma, cardiac conditions, stroke, sepsis, renal failure, respiratory distress, overdose/substance abuse, post-stent, pacemaker placement, vascular cases, and heart failure
  • Titrate drips including cardiac drips, insulin, and sedation medications
  • Read, interpret, and document cardiac monitor strips using GE monitoring equipment, with tele tech oversight
  • Manage patients on respiratory support ranging from nasal cannula to mechanical ventilation, troubleshooting RT equipment as needed
  • Float to PCU or occasionally MedSurg as needed, maintaining the typical patient ratios assigned on those units (1:4 or 1:5)
Required Qualifications
  • Active RN license with ICU experience
  • Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS
  • Must successfully pass an open-book orientation exam with a score of 90% or higher
  • Valid driver's license required at time of submittal
  • Must live at least 50 miles from the facility to be eligible
  • Artificial nails are prohibited in all patient care departments; compliance is required for contract continuation
Preferred Experience / Skills
  • Experience titrating cardiac drips, insulin, and sedation in a critical care environment
  • Familiarity with GE cardiac monitoring systems and strip interpretation
  • Experience caring for stroke, trauma, and post-procedural cardiac patients
Why Join Us
  • Work in a dynamic ICU environment with a diverse and complex patient population, supported by nurse aides and healthcare support staff
  • Every-other-weekend schedule with holiday requirements limited to a minimum of 2 holidays within the contract period


Job ID 887928

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