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:

References must cover at least 1 full year of relevant experience in specialty within the past 3 years.

Manager may or may not interview. Clinician must be okay with this. If Clinician has questions, please email the AM.

Start Date: 7/28, 8/11

Accepts 1st time travelers

Weekend Coverage: 6 weekend shifts per contract

Call Required: Every other weekend and holiday rotation as needed

Float Required: Med/Surg or Tele or IMC

Skills Required: Telemetry, Interpretation and Management of dysrhythmias, Chronic/Acute Renal failure

IV therapy Skills req: IV insulin protocols, Arterial line management, Blood Product Administration, Central line care/management, PICC line management, Starting IVs, Continuous IV sedation, Emergency Medications, Titrate Cardiac drips, Titrate Vasoactive drips

Neurological Skills Req: CVA/Acute Stroke management

Respiratory/Thoracic Skills Req: Assist with management of BiPAP and CPAP, Assist with Chest Tube Insertion/Removal, Care of Ventilated Patient, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Interpretation of ABGs, Suctioning (ETT, NT), Ventilator Management

Scrubs not provided; Color: Hunter Green

Patient Age Groups: Adults, Geriatrics

Orientation Hours: 72

Patient Diagnoses: Covid, Multisystem Organ Failure, Respiratory illnesses, Renal failure, Sepsis, CVA/seizures, Abd Pain, STEMI/NSTEMI, DKA, Electrolyte imbalances MODS

RTO must be on the submittal and cannot be changed once the profile has been sent to the manager for review.

No RTO the first two weeks of an assignment.

Return Staff Policy If a nurse has held previous employment with Medstar, must be gone for a minimum of 1 year to return as a traveler.