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.

Unit Details: IMC/PCU patients sometimes board in the ICU. Patient assignments will be at a higher ratio (e.g.1:3) when IMC/PCU patients are included.

Required Skills/Experience: Skills: Telemetry, Vents

Shift & Scheduling: Every other weekend Six weekend shifts in six weeks. Holidays required.

Preferred Skills/Experience: Previous Charge Experience Community Hospital Experience

Types of Patients on Unit:

• Patient Age Groups: Adults, Geriatrics

Procedures/Diagnostics/Treatments Performed on Unit:

• Patient Diagnoses: Acute respiratory failure with hypoxia Post-cardiac arrest care Acute shock requiring vasopressors Diabetic ketoacidosis Acute renal failure Delirium tremens Stroke/Acute CVA, post-thrombolytic care Post-op care (primarily general & vascular)
• Special Procedures: Management of patients on ventilators, Bipap, & High Flow Nasal cannula devices. Assists provider with intubation, central line placement, chest tube placement. Management of vasoactive infusions, sedation, & other therapeutics such as heparin, paralytics, antiarrhythmics.

Special Requests: No RTO the first two weeks of an assignment.

Previous Employment Requirements: 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.