Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit; ICU​/Critical Care - in Council Bluffs, IA

Position: Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care - $2,290 per week in Council Bluffs, IA
Registered Nurse (RN) | Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care

Location:

Council Bluffs, IA

Agency:  Cynet Health

Pay:  $2,290 per week

Shift Information:  Nights - 3 days x 12 hours

Contract Duration:  13 Weeks

Start Date:

3/2/2026

About the Position
Travel Nurse Source  is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified ICU/Critical Care RN in Council Bluffs, Iowa, 51503!

Job Title:

ICU Registered Nurse
Profession: RN (Registered Nurse)
Specialty:
Intensive Care Unit
Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: 12H Nights
Hours per

Shift: 12

Experience:

Minimum 2 years
License:
Required

Certifications:

BLS, ACLS, NIHSS (PALS & TNCC preferred)
Must-Have: ICU experience with drips, vents, bipaps

Description:

RN's must pass a skills exam during orientation.
Candidates are given all necessary resources to succeed and must achieve a 90% to pass, or they will be terminated.
Candidates must be outside a radius of 50 miles.
Candidates may not have current employment with affiliated institutions within the past year.
A driver's license is required for verification purposes.
Artificial nails are prohibited in all departments providing patient care.
Refusal to comply will lead to termination of the contract.
The department consists of a 16-bed unit.
Nurse to patient ratio is 2:1.
Common diagnoses include sepsis, respiratory failure, stroke, and myocardial infarction.
Preferred candidates have 2 years of experience in ICU.
Previous travel experience is preferred.
RNs are required to titrate medications, including vasopressors and sedation.
There is a charge nurse on each shift who also takes an assignment.
No nurse aides or patient care techs are present on this unit.
A hospitalist is available 24/7, and intensivists are in-house during day hours with telemedicine support piratory therapy is shared with the emergency department.
RNs troubleshoot equipment but do not make adjustments.
Centralized tele monitor techs read strips, but nurses must verify them.
Shifts run from 1830 to 0700, with every third weekend required.
Self-scheduling is not available, and block scheduling cannot be guaranteed.
Floating to a progressive care unit may occur if needed.
Navy blue scrubs are required.
Each nurse will undergo unit-specific orientation.
All requests for time off must be submitted upfront; additional requests will not be approved.
The hospital reserves the right to cancel shifts during the assignment.
The charting system used is EPIC.

About Cynet Health
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Requirements
Required for Onboarding   ACLS
BLS
PALS - AHA
Pharmacology
Skills Checklist
Specialty Exam

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