Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care in Prescott, AZ

Job Title

RN (Registered Nurse) – ICU

Location

Prescott, AZ | Acute Care / Critical Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Night Shift | 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM | Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a multi-area critical care service line encompassing CVICU, COVID ICU, MS ICU, and PCU, with nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:1–2 in ICU and 1:3–4 in PCU
• Manage complex critical care diagnoses including sepsis, DKA, ARF, post-MI, STEMI, CRRT, EVD, chest tubes, arterial lines, IABP, SWAN catheters, Impella, VAD devices, TAVR, and cardiac surgical patients
• Titrate critical care drips including pressors (levophoresis), paralytics, sedation (propofol), anti-arrhythmics, dopamine, heparin, and argatroban
• Troubleshoot and assist with weaning of ventilators; demonstrate familiarity with BiPAP, CPAP, HFNC, Vapotherm, and Glidescope-assisted intubation
• Independently read and interpret telemetry strips using Nihon Kohden monitoring systems; interpret ABGs
• Participate in float rotation to PCU and other critical care areas as needed; respond to rapid response and code blue events as part of charge coverage

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license
• BLS certification required
• ACLS certification required
• Must successfully pass a dysrhythmia exam with a score of 80% or higher within two attempts prior to contract signing
• Strong EKG reading and interpretation skills required
• Experience with ventilator weaning and troubleshooting required
• Must live at least 50 miles from the facility to be eligible

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience with IABP and Prismaflex CRRT strongly preferred
• Experience with EVD, chest tubes, arterial lines, and SWAN catheter management (preferred skills list items)
• Open heart surgery experience preferred; travelers with this background may care for fresh open heart patients upon skills verification
• Broad critical care experience across multiple ICU environments preferred given float rotation expectations

Why Join Us

• Work within a robust critical care service line supported by in-house intensivists available 24/7 and NP supplementation
• Structured orientation process including general hospital orientation and unit-based preceptor shifts, with additional checkoffs available for specialized skills