Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care - $2,437 per week in Freeport, IL

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. Common diagnoses include sepsis, general medical, general surgical, stroke, DKA, pneumonia, and alcohol withdrawal.

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.