Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care in Kearney, NE

Job Title

Registered Nurse – ICU

Location

Kearney, NE

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Full-Time | Onsite | Day and Night Shifts Available (12-hour shifts: 6:30 AM–6:30 PM / 6:30 PM–6:30 AM) | Every other weekend required

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a 33-bed ICU setting with an average daily census of 16, maintaining a 1:2–3 nurse-to-patient ratio for adult patients
• Manage and titrate a variety of drips including cardiac drips, insulin, and sedation medications
• Assess, interpret, and document cardiac monitor strips and telemetry using GE monitoring equipment, with tele tech oversight support
• Care for patients presenting with diagnoses including trauma, cardiac conditions, stroke, sepsis, respiratory distress, renal failure, heart failure, overdose/substance abuse, post-stent, pacemaker placement, and vascular cases
• Manage patients on respiratory support equipment ranging from nasal cannula to mechanical ventilation
• Float to PCU or occasionally Med-Surg units as needed, maintaining comparable patient ratios

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Current BLS certification
• Current ACLS certification
• Current NIHSS certification
• Ability to pass a unit-specific open-book skills exam with a minimum score of 90% during orientation
• Compliance with facility infection control policy: artificial nails are prohibited in all patient care areas

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Prior ICU travel or staff nursing experience with exposure to high-acuity adult patient populations
• Experience titrating cardiac drips, insulin infusions, and sedation protocols
• Familiarity with GE cardiac monitoring systems and independent telemetry interpretation

Why Join Us

• Work in a well-supported ICU environment with nurse aide assistance and respiratory therapy resources available
• Gain diverse clinical experience caring for a broad range of high-acuity diagnoses in an active regional facility