Travel Nurse RN - ICU/Critical Care in Chandler, AZ

**Job Title:**
Registered Nurse (RN)
**Job Specialty:**
Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
**Job Duration:**
18 weeks
**Shift:**
12-Hour Days, Minimum Every Other Weekend (up to 3 weekends per month), First to Float
**Guaranteed Hours:**
36 hours per week
**Experience:**
Minimum 3 years of recent ICU experience, including either neuro or cardiovascular experience
**License:**
Current RN license required for submission
**Certifications:**
ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
**Must-Have:**
- Experience with titration of drips (Propofol, fentanyl, versed, precedex, morphine, dilaudid, ketamine, rocuronium, levophed, vasopressin, cardene, labetatol, dopamine, dobutamine, heparin, insulin)
- Experience interpreting telemetry strips
- Previous experience in similar ICU settings preferred, but not required
- Passing of Dysrhythmia Exam required within 24-48 hours prior to acceptance (maximum of 2 attempts)
**Job Description:**
- **Unit Notes:** Surgical ICU - Trauma Neuro Surgery (32 beds); medical/cardiac ICU (36 beds) and 12-bed overflow ICU
- **Nurse-Patient Ratios:** 1:2, 1:1 as needed
- **Common Diagnoses/Patients:** Level 1 trauma center cases, falls, gunshot wounds, blunt trauma, motor vehicle accidents, trauma over age 15. Surgeries include exploratory laparotomies, craniotomy, neuro surgeries, cardiovascular accidents, post-TPA, COVID-19, sepsis, and ARDS.
- **Role Expectations:**
- Self-scheduling with potential for manager adjustments
- Float to telemetry with a 1:3 or 1:4 nurse-patient ratio as needed
- Participation in pass/fail Sim Lab on Day 1 of orientation
- Trainee will be the first to float when necessary
- Additional validations for trauma, neuro, and specialty devices are required
- **Weekend Requirements:** 3 weekend shifts in a 4-week schedule. Dayshift weekends are Saturday-Sunday; Nightshift weekends are Friday-Saturday.
- **Holiday Requirements:** May have one holiday off per assignment
- **Work Environment:** No monitor technicians; RNs interpret their own strips. GE monitors used. Respiratory Therapists available in ICU 24/7.
- **Dress Code:** Navy scrubs required
- **Orientation:** 12 hours of orientation, department-specific for 1-2 days
- **Cancellation Policy:** Hospital may cancel up to 3 times per contract, either full or partial shifts. In lieu of cancellation, full hours may be paid for particular shifts.
- **Charting System:** Cerner system used for documentation
Note: Open to first-time travelers with the required experience.