Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care - $2,328 per week in New Haven, CT

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Intensive Care Unit Duration: 10 Weeks Shift: Day Hours per Shift: 12 Experience: Minimum of 2 years in Intensive Care Unit License: Current nursing license required Certifications: ACLS, BLS required Must-Have: - Previous charge experience - Experience in ventilator management - Experience in central line care and management - Ability to interpret arterial blood gases Description: These needs are specifically for winter coverage for a 10-week contract only. Duties include care for patients with acute respiratory failure, sepsis, liver and renal failure, post-cardiac arrest, and gastrointestinal bleeding.

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Intensive Care Unit Duration: 10 Weeks Shift: Day Hours per Shift: 12 Experience: Minimum of 2 years in Intensive Care Unit License: Current nursing license required Certifications: ACLS, BLS required Must-Have: - Previous charge experience - Experience in ventilator management - Experience in central line care and management - Ability to interpret arterial blood gases Description: These needs are specifically for winter coverage for a 10-week contract only. Local radius restrictions waived for this assignment. Must start by specified date. No holiday requests for time off. No more than five days can be requested off. Patient-to-nurse ratio is 1:3 during days, nights, and weekends. Call is required; floating to other units as needed. Weekend coverage is mandatory. Orientation hours are included but considered non-billable. Duties include care for patients with acute respiratory failure, sepsis, liver and renal failure, post-cardiac arrest, and gastrointestinal bleeding. The unit provides high acuity care. Team assistance includes support from interdisciplinary staff. The facility operates as a short-term acute care center with a total of 1,567 staffed beds. Charting is performed using the specified electronic health record system. Staffing includes a total of five patient care assistants across the unit. Two charge nurses oversee the full nursing staff for the unit. A candidate must possess a valid nursing license prior to the designated start date. This position requires effective management of patients with multiple organ dysfunctions and understanding of isolation precautions.