Intensive Care Unit - ICU RN - Travel Nurse

Overview

We re looking for Intensive Care Unit RNs for an immediate travel nurse opening in Pleasant Prairie, WI. The right nurse should have 1–2 years recent acute care experience. Read below for more requirements.

• As an ICU Travel Nurse, evaluate and monitor patients in an Intensive Care Unit setting.
• Provide the most direct care to patients in life-threatening situations, document and provide physician-directed care, assess and implement patient care plans, and delegate to other care providers as appropriate.
• Provide education and support to patient families, possibly for long-term care needs.
• Provide basic bedside care.
• Prepare, administer and record prescribed medication, reporting any adverse reactions to treatment.
• Order and evaluate diagnostic tests.
• Take samples for lab work, order corresponding lab work and interpret reports.
• Monitor and adjust specialized equipment, and interpret and record electronic displays.
• Ensure proper placement and functioning of catheters, leads and tubing.
• Communicate patients  conditions to family members.

ICU Travel Nurses should be able to stand and walk for long periods of time, bend, lean and stoop without difficulty, and lift up to 20 pounds easily. Moving or lifting of patients may require lifting up to 50 pounds. RNs may face hazards from exposure to certain chemicals or infectious diseases and will treat patients that may be confused, agitated, and/or uncooperative.

ACLS, BLS, NIH, 2 Years