Travel Nurse (RN) - Intensive Care Unit

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

Required Skills/Experience: For night shift must have at least 2 years of critical care-ICU experience (non PCU).

Special Requests: Each employment history entry must include detailed duties, hospital size, unit size, trauma level if applicable, patient ratio, and teaching facility. Any employment gaps greater than 30 days must be explained. Previous employees may be considered as one-off exceptions with approval by St. Luke’s Health System. At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job being applied to. Will consider block scheduling for night shift.

Unit Details: Uses Epic and SpaceLabs monitors. Nurse:patient ratios are 1:2 and 1:1 depending on acuity and specialty devices. Common diagnoses/patient population include STEMI, NSTEMI, post-cardiac arrest, sepsis, DKA, ETOH withdrawal, stroke with thrombectomy, stroke with and without TNK, GI bleeds, respiratory failure, and COPD. Specialty devices include IABP, Impella, CRRT-NxtStage, and Zoll Thermo for cooling; travelers with prior experience may be asked to take these patients. RNs are required to titrate all critical drips, including norepinephrine, epinephrine, phenylephrine, nitroglycerin, diltiazem, nicardipine, propofol, fentanyl, morphine, versed, precedex, heparin, and insulin. RT equipment includes ventilators, NIPPV machines, CPAP machines, and nitric oxide; RNs must be able to troubleshoot and manage if RT is unavailable. RNs must perform one tele strip of their own each shift and sign off on 2/3 strips completed by the tele tech. Days have in-house hospitalist/intensivist coverage; nights have a tele MD and a boot on the ground physician covering ICU admissions for Boise, Meridian, and Nampa. Designated charge nurse does not take a patient assignment unless necessary.

Shift & Scheduling: Every other weekend to every third weekend. May be asked to go into the holiday rotation. No call. Maximum of 5 shifts in a row unless approved by leadership.

Floating Requirements: First to float. May be asked to float across campuses to Boise (MICU and SICU) and Nampa (ICU). May be floated to be a PSA (Patient Safety Attendant) on any floor. Not typically floated down to PCU or MS-Tele unless prior experience or interested. Goal is 2 hours' notice prior to shift start if being asked to float to another facility; staff/travelers may be asked to float mid-shift when necessary. Floating is done on a rotational basis. Meridian to Nampa: 19 min, 14 miles. Meridian to Boise: 21 min, 10.8 miles. Boise to Nampa: 33 min, 22.7 miles.