Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Listed on 2026-01-01
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Nursing
Healthcare Nursing, ICU Nurse
Travel Nurse RN – ICU – Intensive Care Unit – $1,966 per week – Mayfield, KY.
Job Description & Requirements- Specialty: ICU – Intensive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Duration: 13 weeks
- Hours: 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
We're looking for Intensive Care Unit RNs for an immediate travel nurse opening in Mayfield, KY. The right nurse should have 1‑2 years recent acute care experience. As an ICU Travel Nurse, you'll be responsible for evaluating and monitoring patients in an Intensive Care Unit setting. ICU RNs provide the most direct care to patients in life‑threatening situations, documenting and providing physician‑directed care, assessing and implementing patient care plans, and delegating to other care providers as appropriate.
You'll also provide education and support to patient families, possibly for long‑term care needs.
As an ICU Travel Nurse, you should be prepared to perform the following tasks:
- 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 must be able to stand and walk for long periods of time, as well as bend, lean and stoop without difficulty. RNs should be able to easily lift 20 pounds; moving or lifting patients may require lifting up to 50 pounds may face hazards from exposure to certain chemicals or infectious diseases and will treat patients that may be confused, agitated, and/or uncooperative.
Requirements- ACLS
- BLS
- PALS
- 1.5 Years of recent acute care experience
Pay: $1,966 per week based on 12‑hour shifts and 36 hours per week.
Tax‑free stipend: amount to be determined.
- Weekly pay
- Guaranteed hours
- Continuing education
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Sick pay
- Wellness and fitness programs
- Referral bonus
- Employee assistance programs
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- Benefits start day 1
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