Intensive Care Unit - ICU RN - Travel Nurse

We're looking for Intensive Care

Unit RNs for an immediate travel nurse opening in Alton, IL. The

right nurse should have 1-2 years recent acute care experience.

Read below for more requirements.

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. As an ICU RN you will also be

providing 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 should 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 of patients may require lifting

of up to 50 pounds at times. RNs 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, 1

Year

required before beginning an assignment.