Travel Nurse RN - Float - $2,083 per week

Wellspring Nurse Source is seeking a travel nurse RN Float for a travel nursing job in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Float
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Title: ICU Registered Nurse (RN)**

An ICU Registered Nurse (RN) provides specialized, high-acuity care to critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). The ICU RN is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating individualized care for patients experiencing life-threatening conditions, ensuring the highest level of clinical expertise, monitoring, and interventions to support optimal patient outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide continuous, comprehensive care to critically ill patients, monitoring vital signs, and managing life support systems.
• Assess, plan, and implement individualized care plans based on patient needs, using advanced clinical judgment and critical thinking.
• Administer medications, blood products, and interventions for managing acute conditions such as respiratory failure, cardiovascular instability, trauma, infections, and post-surgical care.
• Monitor and interpret complex medical equipment, such as ventilators, monitors, and infusion pumps, to ensure patients receive appropriate care.
• Collaborate with physicians, intensivists, and interdisciplinary teams to provide timely interventions and manage critical care treatments.
• Perform advanced clinical procedures, including arterial and central line placement, intubation, and blood gas analysis.
• Provide advanced nursing care for patients receiving intensive therapies, such as mechanical ventilation, renal replacement therapy (dialysis), and vasoactive medications.
• Monitor and respond to life-threatening complications such as sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and organ failure.
• Educate patients and families about critical care conditions, treatment plans, and recovery processes.
• Document patient care accurately, thoroughly, and in compliance with ICU standards and regulatory requirements.
• Serve as a resource to other nursing staff, providing clinical guidance, mentorship, and support in critical care settings.
• Maintain a safe environment, adhering to infection control practices and ensuring appropriate use of personal protective equipment (PPE).

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred; Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) accepted.
• Licensure:
  • Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice.
• Certification:
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification required

Wellspring Nurse Source Job ID #37868476. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: RN Float

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