Registered Nurse - ICU

Registered Nurse/ICU

Location: Mount Airy, NC

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract (Travel Nursing)
• Contract Duration: 3 months
• Pay Rate: $44.13 $48.13 / Hour (USD)
• Shift / Schedule: Night Shift, 12-hour shifts (18:45 07:15); 36 hours offered per week; 12 weekend shifts per contract
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

This is a travel nursing opportunity in the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU/ICU) at a healthcare facility in Mount Airy, NC. The unit manages complex patient diagnoses including DKA, active GI bleeds, stroke, post-stroke respiratory failure, pneumonia, complicated surgical cases, CHF, and AKI. The unit utilizes continuous cardiac monitoring, continuous pulse ox, continuous temperature monitoring, 12-lead ECG, cameras in every room, ventilators, and houses respiratory on the same unit. Scheduling is self-scheduling, and the unit orientation is 24 hours, with Hospital Orientation occurring in week one the traveler must be available for classes each day.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care in the Medical Intensive Care Unit at a patient ratio of 1:3 (if 4 or more patients, an aide will be present)
• Perform interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Obtain and interpret 12-lead EKG/ECG
• Implement IV insulin protocols
• Perform intake and output monitoring and urine output assessment
• Access and manage ports
• Administer blood products
• Start and maintain IVs
• Titrate cardiac drips and vasoactive drips
• Manage CVA/acute stroke patients
• Provide care for ventilated patients
• Manage High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
• Care for patients with pulmonary edema, pulmonary embolism, and respiratory failure
• Implement infection prevention and isolation precautions/PPE
• Rotate float as needed when census is low, covering both step-down ICU and ICU units
• Document and communicate using Pyxis, Expanse EMR (Meditech), and SBAR

Required Skills

• Medical Intensive Care Unit nursing experience
• Interpretation of dysrhythmias
• Management of dysrhythmias
• Obtain 12-lead EKG/ECG
• IV insulin protocols
• Intake and output monitoring
• Urine output assessment
• Accessing/managing ports
• Blood product administration
• Starting and maintaining IVs
• Titrate cardiac drips
• Titrate vasoactive drips
• CVA/acute stroke management
• Care of ventilated patient
• High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
• Pulmonary edema
• Pulmonary embolism
• Respiratory failure
• Infection prevention
• Isolation precautions/PPE
• Patient ratio experience of 1:3 required
• Meditech experience required
• Minimum 2 years of experience required

Preferred Skills

• GI surgery
• Acute kidney injury
• Chronic/acute renal failure
• Arterial line management
• Central line care/management
• PICC line management
• TPN/Lipids
• Continuous IV sedation
• Emergency medications
• Assist with chest tube insertion/removal
• BiPAP/CPAP management
• Fresh tracheostomy
• Interpretation of arterial blood gases (ABGs)
• Suctioning (ETT, NT)
• Ventilator management
• INR
• Phlebotomy
• PT/PTT
• Recognition of infection in immunosuppressed patients
• Travel nursing experience preferred (first-time travelers accepted)

Education Requirements

• ACLS certification required
• BLS certification required
• NIHSS certification required
• Stroke Life Support certification required

Required Experience

• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• Patient ratio experience of 1:3 required
• Unit will accept first-time travelers but prefers travel nursing experience

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

• Night shift: 12-hour shifts, 18:45 07:15
• 36 hours per week offered
• 12 weekend shifts per contract
• Rotating float requirement when census is low, covering both step-down ICU and ICU units
• No call requirement
• Self-scheduling unit
• Unit orientation: 24 hours; Hospital Orientation in week one traveler must be available for classes each day
• Scrubs: Black (not provided by facility)
• Flu vaccination required (medical/religious exemptions only)
• Local candidates accepted

Important Notes

• RTO (Return to Origin) after booking is not allowed and is not allowed to be worked out onsite. Any call-offs or additional RTO on unit could possibly result in contract cancellation and DNR (Do Not Rehire).
• Must pass EKG testing prior to start for this specialty.
• Manager interview required before offer candidates must provide interview availability for the next 72 hours at time of submission. Manager will not offer without speaking to the candidate first.
• Hospital Orientation is week one; traveler must be available for classes each day.
• RTO requests: Unit manager will review.

About the Client

This healthcare organization operates a regional acute care hospital providing intensive and critical care nursing services across the southeastern United States. The facility employs registered nurses, ICU specialists, respiratory therapists, and clinical support staff across medical-surgical, telemetry, and intensive care units. With dedicated ICU and step-down units managing complex diagnoses including stroke, cardiac events, and post-surgical respiratory failure, this organization supports a high-acuity patient population and employs thousands of clinical professionals across its regional network.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-17072

Industry: Healthcare