Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care - $2,804 per week in Anchorage, AK

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Intensive Care Unit Duration: 13 Weeks Shift: Night Hours per Shift: 12 Experience: Minimum 2 years of experience required License: Current RN license required Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS required Must-Have: Must have RN license in hand for auto offer. Patient diagnoses include medical cardiac issues, surgical cardiac needs, neuro interventions, strokes, sepsis, and respiratory failure.

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Intensive Care Unit Duration: 13 Weeks Shift: Night Hours per Shift: 12 Experience: Minimum 2 years of experience required License: Current RN license required Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS required Must-Have: Must have RN license in hand for auto offer. First-time travelers not accepted. Description: ICU RN position available. Assignment length is 13 weeks. Night shift consists of 3x12-hour shifts. Years of experience required is 2. No on-call requirement. Weekend shifts are required as needed to meet facility needs. Candidates must float within the scope to similar units if necessary. The facility is a Magnet facility and a Level II Trauma center. Total staffed beds are 407. Free parking is provided. The facility uses Epic charting system. Patient demographics include adolescents, adults, and geriatrics. Daily census averages around 21 patients. The unit has 28 rooms and 27 beds. Patient diagnoses include medical cardiac issues, surgical cardiac needs, neuro interventions, strokes, sepsis, and respiratory failure. Special skills required include: Management of arterial lines and central lines. Support with chest tube insertion/removal. Administration of blood products. Care for ventilated patients. Management of dysrhythmias and patients with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure. Proficiency in interpretation of arterial blood gases and dysrhythmias. Management of patients post-cardiac and neurosurgery. Experience with ventilator management and high flow nasal cannula. Interdisciplinary support includes physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, and pharmacy. Special equipment utilized includes IABP, CRRT, and tandem heart devices. Travelers are required to work during two out of three major holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's. Candidates must comply with all submission requirements prior to starting the assignment.