ICU Registered Nurse Metairie, LA
Join a 12-hour day-shift ICU assignment in Metairie starting 12/01/2026, with an hourly pay rate of
$56.95. This opportunity offers weekly direct-deposit pay, comprehensive W-2 medical benefits, and a dedicated support team throughout your assignment.
Quick Facts
- Location: Metairie, Louisiana
- Start Date: 12/01/2026
- End Date/Duration: 03/02/2027; approximately 13 weeks
- Shift: Days, 4×12-hour shifts; 07:0019:30
- Hours/Week: 48
- Employment Type: Not specified
- License/Certifications: ACLS, BLS, CPI, and NIH
- Experience: 2 years of experience required; Epic experience required
- Weekends: Required; four weekend shifts per four-week schedule
- Call: Not required
- Float: Required
Pay & Benefits
- Hourly Pay Rate: $56.95
- Competitive pay package
- Weekly pay via direct deposit
- Comprehensive medical benefits for W-2 employees
- Robust referral bonus program
- 24/7 dedicated support team
- Paid sick time in accordance with applicable laws
- Licensure, certification, travel, and other reimbursements when applicable
What Youll Do
- Provide nursing care to critically ill patients in an ICU setting.
- Manage patient assignments generally using a 1:2 ratio, with occasional flexibility to 1:3.
- Float to other ICUs and, as needed, to the ED or PACU to care for ICU patients.
- Occasionally float to medical-surgical or PCU units with a 1:4 patient ratio.
- Perform laboratory draws, EKGs, and line starts.
- Care for patients requiring isolation precautions, including COVID-19 patients when applicable.
- Use critical-care equipment such as ventilators, CRRT dialysis machines, cardiac monitors, IV pumps, EVD management systems, and medication dispensing systems.
What You Need
Required
- Current nursing licensure applicable to the assignment.
- ACLS certification.
- BLS certification.
- CPI certification.
- NIH certification.
- At least 2 years of experience.
- Epic experience.
- Ability to work required weekend shifts.
- Ability to float across critical-care and designated hospital units.
- Ability to care for patients requiring isolation precautions.
Preferred
About the Assignment
This ICU Registered Nurse assignment is with a leading facility in Metairie, Louisiana. The role supports critical-care patients across ICU environments and may include floating to other hospital areas when ICU-level care is required. Nurses should be comfortable performing hands-on clinical procedures and working with a range of critical-care equipment.
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