TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified ICU/Critical Care RN in Freeport, Illinois, 61032!
Job Title: ICU Registered Nurse
Profession: Nursing
Specialty: Intensive Care Unit
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: 12-hour nights
Hours per Shift: 12
Experience: 2 years of ICU experience required
License: Required
Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
Must-Have:
- Experience running codes
- Ability to titrate drips
- Experience with phlebotomy is a plus
- Previous travel experience preferred
Description:
ICU department with 8 beds.
Nurse to patient ratios of 1:2-3, with some patients being lower acuity.
Common diagnoses include sepsis, general medical, general surgical, stroke, DKA, pneumonia, and alcohol withdrawal.
ICU RNs are expected to run codes.
There is a hospitalist available 24/7.
Charge nurse takes assignment but is patient-free.
Care support staff, unit secretary, or CNA are available when acuity warrants.
Equipment for respiratory therapy is available.
Registered nurses are responsible for telemetry strips with no monitor tech.
Shifts are based on census with a nurse always available even without patients.
Weekend requirements are every other weekend with a holiday rotation.
Floating to MedSurg, Tele, and ER may be required, with a full patient load expected.
Professional scrubs of any color are permitted.
Two 12-hour shifts of department-specific orientation are provided.