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Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit, Elko, Nevada. This rapid-response travel assignment supports adult and geriatric patients in an intensive care setting with a collaborative, clinically focused team. Candidates must be available to start within 710 days of offer acceptance.
Job Details
Day shifts, 12 hours per shift, 48 hours per week. Weekly Monday orientation is required. Required
Minimum of 2 years of intensive care unit experience; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) certifications.
Experience with arterial lines, central lines, ventilators, bilevel positive airway pressure, post-cardiac catheterization laboratory care, postsurgical care, moderate sedation, chest tube management, electrolyte management, and telemetry. Additional Information: Patient population includes adult and geriatric patients. Patient ratios are approximately 2:1 for higher-acuity intensive care patients and 5:1 for medical-surgical overflow.
Common diagnoses include chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, respiratory failure, overdose, alcohol withdrawal, diabetic ketoacidosis, ST-elevation myocardial infarction, acute myocardial infarction, and stroke. The role requires an independent, self-motivated, focused professional who manages time effectively. Scrub color is not specified.
Benefits The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include: Private housing or generous housing allowance Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage Competitive salaries Referral bonuses Travel reimbursement 401(k) retirement plan Direct deposit/free checking Unlimited free CE credits
About the role
This rapid-response travel assignment supports adult and geriatric patients in an intensive care setting with a collaborative, clinically focused team.