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Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
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Hours: 36 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Jul 20, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is seeking an experienced ICU RN for a Medical Intensive Care Unit position at a Level 1 Trauma teaching hospital, requiring a minimum of 2 years of ICU experience and night shift availability.
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Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) in a 637-licensed-bed Level 1 Trauma, academic teaching hospital with Chest Pain and Stroke Center designations
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14-bed MICU with a typical census of 14 patients
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Patient population includes medical ICU patients with diagnoses such as respiratory failure, renal failure, sepsis, GI bleed, DKA, stroke, ARDS, pneumonia, cancer, and overdoses
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Cares for hemodynamically unstable patients requiring invasive monitoring, chronic ventilator patients, and chronic trach patients
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RN-to-patient ratio of 1:1–2 (occasionally 1:3)
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12-hour night shifts, 7p–7a, 36 hours per week
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Weekend rotation of 5–6 shifts per 6-week schedule
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Floating required to all adult ICU units in-house, including PCU
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EMR: Epic (experience required)
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IV pumps: Alaris; medication dispensing: Pyxis; patient monitors: Philips
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Unit-specific equipment includes TABLO (renal replacement therapy), Belmont Rapid Infuser, VS3 vital sign monitors, Nova Glucose Stat Strips, PCA pain management, SCDs, and cooling/heating blankets
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Active GA or Compact RN license currently in hand
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Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
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CCRN preferred but not required
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Minimum 2 years of ICU RN experience required, with most recent experience within the last year
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Level 1 Trauma and/or academic teaching hospital experience preferred given work environment
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Proficient in trach care, chest tube management, PIV starts, insulin drips (including Glucommander), heparin drips, and vasoactive medication management
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Experience monitoring and managing invasive lines including arterial lines, central venous lines, and intracranial pressure monitoring
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Experience with ventilator management required
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Experience with TABLO renal replacement therapy preferred
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Epic EMR experience required
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Last 4 digits of SSN and full date of birth required for consideration
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Minimum 1 professional reference dated within the past year from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN
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Responsibilities include managing hemodynamically unstable patients, titrating drips to hemodynamic parameters, and assisting with bedside procedures such as chest tube placement, tracheostomy, and PEG tube placement
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CNAs on unit assist with vitals, glucose checks, baths, feeding, ambulation, turning, hourly rounding, and patient transport
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Unit secretary present 7a–11p; house-wide call secretary available 11p–7a
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Charge nurse may carry a patient assignment
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Phlebotomy is lab-collected on most units; nurses draw from CVLs
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PICC team available; no general IV team
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Respiratory therapy, hospitalist, and intensivist coverage available 24/7
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Central Telemetry Unit provides telemetry monitoring support
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Resource/discharge nurses and a float resource team support the unit
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Orientation consists of 1 day of facility orientation with educational modules followed by 2 days of departmental orientation
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Holiday coverage required — one shift each for Thanksgiving Day or the day after, Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve or New Year's Day
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Scrub color: Navy
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Free parking available on campus; paid parking deck option also available
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First-time travelers are welcome to apply
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Candidates who have worked a permanent position at an AHSE facility must have been separated for at least 1 year to be eligible
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Local candidates are accepted — no radius rule applies, same rate for local travelers
