Travel Nurse RN - Medical Intensive Care Unit - $2,200 per week in Fort Wayne, IN

Job Title: Medical ICU RN Profession: Registered Nurse Specialty: Intensive Care Unit Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Evenings Hours per Shift: 12 Experience: Minimum 2 years ICU experience preferred License: Valid RN License required Certifications: BLS (AHA only), ACLS (AHA only) Must-Have: - Minimum 1.5 years ICU experience required - Strong background in medical patients and critical care - Ability to be flexible, think critically, and work as part of a team Description: This position requires caring for ventilated patients. Monitoring critically ill patients with primary diagnoses of sepsis, respiratory failure, renal failure, myocardial infarctions, pulmonary embolism, and pneumonia is essential.

Job Title: Medical ICU RN Profession: Registered Nurse Specialty: Intensive Care Unit Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Evenings Hours per Shift: 12 Experience: Minimum 2 years ICU experience preferred License: Valid RN License required Certifications: BLS (AHA only), ACLS (AHA only) Must-Have: - Minimum 1.5 years ICU experience required - Strong background in medical patients and critical care - Ability to be flexible, think critically, and work as part of a team Description: This position requires caring for ventilated patients. You will initiate and titrate IV drips including vasopressors, sedation, and paralytics. Assistance with intubations and line placement may also be required. Monitoring critically ill patients with primary diagnoses of sepsis, respiratory failure, renal failure, myocardial infarctions, pulmonary embolism, and pneumonia is essential. This unit is a mixed acuity unit with ICU and progressive care patients. Travelers will care for both types of patients, more often progressive patients than ICU patients. Equipment utilized in this unit includes heart monitors and electronic medical records systems. Expect to float to other units including ICU, progressive care, and medical-surgical units with a maximum patient ratio of 1:3. Three 12-hour shifts per week are required, including traditional weekdays plus weekend rotation. The dress code includes Caribbean blue scrubs, and jackets must be black, white, or Caribbean blue. Charting is done through an electronic medical records system.