Acute Care, Basic Life Support (BLS), Cardiovascular, Conference Management, Critical Care, Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN), Emergency Care, Health Plan, Healthcare, Intensive Care, Mentoring, Neuroscience, Neurosurgery, Nursing, Patient Care, Progressive Care Unit (PCU), Registered Nurse (RN), Team Lead/Manager, Training/Teaching, Trauma-Neuro Intensive Care (TNCC), Treatment Evaluation
Job Title
Registered Nurse (RN) – Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
LocationBay City, MI
Schedule / Job TypeContract | Night Shift | Onsite
Key Responsibilities- Collaborate with physicians to develop and evaluate individualized patient care plans aimed at returning patients to optimal health.
- Provide direct bedside nursing care and carry out medical orders in an ICU setting.
- Delegate and coordinate tasks and assignments for nursing assistants and ancillary personnel, functioning as a team leader to ensure appropriate patient placement and care delivery.
- Identify and communicate patients' ongoing and discharge/transfer teaching needs, participating in planning conferences with appropriate resource personnel.
- Integrate evidence-based knowledge into practice and assume responsibility for ongoing professional growth and development.
- Precept and mentor new employees and students; teach and guide professional and ancillary staff.
Required Qualifications- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in Michigan.
- Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required.
- Ability and willingness to float to the Emergency Department and Step-Down unit as needed.
- Current BLS (AHA) certification required.
- Current ACLS certification required.
- Current NIHSS certification required.
Preferred Experience / Skills- Certifications in TCAR, TNCC, CCRN, or SCRN are a plus.
- Prior travel nursing experience preferred.
- Neurosurgical experience preferred.
- Open heart experience preferred.
Why Join Us- Work in a high-acuity ICU environment at a regional leader in cardiovascular and neuroscience services, supporting a large patient population across the Great Lakes Bay Region.
- Favorable nurse-to-patient ratios (ICU 1:2, with 1:1 for special populations) supporting safe, quality patient care.