Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care - $2,103 per week in Houston, TX

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: RN Specialty: Cardiovascular Intensive Care Duration: 6 weeks Shift: Nights Hours per Shift: 12 Hours Experience: Minimum 2 years License: Required Certifications: ACLS, BLS Must-Have: - Experience with ventilators, managing pressors, and hemodynamics (PAC, CVP, arterial lines) - Ability to manage sheaths, IABP, Impella, and CRRT - Competence in paralyzing and sedating patients - BIS & TOF - Ability to titrate drips such as epinephrine, norepinephrine, vasopressin, dobutamine, milrinone, amiodarone, and cardene Description: This position requires Registered Nurses to be open to floating. The unit has a busy environment and operates as a Level 1 Trauma Center. Candidates must have flexibility in scheduling with no self-scheduling available. Every other weekend commitment is required. Epic documentation proficiency is mandatory. The unit comprises 18 beds with patient-to-nurse ratios of 1:2, occasionally 1:1. Successful candidates typically possess 3 or more years of experience and have worked in a busy hospital setting in the past. Common diagnoses include heart failure, STEMI, pulmonary emboli, and arrhythmias. There is a charge nurse on each shift, although the goal is to have them free, which is not always achieved. Patient care assistant support is minimal, with one aide available for all 18 beds if staffing allows. These aids assist with blood sugars, patient hygiene, turning, phone management, and supplies. The unit does not have a closed model, with intensivists available 24/7 for MICU patients. Registered Nurses are required to troubleshoot ventilators and intervene in emergency situations, such as self-extubations or trach dislodgments. Competence in suctioning and identifying issues requiring escalation is necessary. Registered Nurses are responsible for interpreting their own telemetry strips. Self-scheduling is used to fill available shifts. Weekend requirements include every other weekend, with occasional exceptions. Holidays are typically covered, but working the days before and after may be necessary. There is no call or standby requirement. Scrub color is teal tops and bottoms, with solid or coordinated non-terrycloth jackets. There will be two 12-hour shifts designated for unit-specific orientation.