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Job ID: 896097
Estimated Weekly Gross: $2,291.97
Job Title
Registered Nurse – ICU / Medical Intensive Care Unit
Location
Philadelphia, PA | Acute Care
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | 13-Week Assignment | Days, 3×12-Hour Shifts (6:45a–7:15p) | Travelers may rotate to nights approximately 12 shifts during the contract (6:45p–7:15a) | Every other weekend required (Friday/Saturday) | One winter holiday (eve and day) required | On-call not required
Key Responsibilities
- Provide direct nursing care to adult and geriatric patients in a Medical Intensive Care Unit with a 1:2 patient ratio, managing diagnoses including sepsis, respiratory failure, multiorgan dysfunction, ARDS, renal failure, liver failure, GI bleeds, oncology (AML/ALL), and post-cardiac arrest
- Perform and assist with bedside procedures including tracheostomy/PEG placement, central venous catheter placement, bedside EGD, bronchoscopy, and massive transfusion protocol
- Manage ventilators, BiPAP/CPAP, HFNC, fresh tracheostomy care and suctioning, continuous IV sedation, neuromuscular blockade, and titration of cardiac and vasoactive drips
- Operate and monitor specialized equipment including CVVHD/CRRT, Swan-Ganz catheters, Blakemore tubes, and Level 1 Rapid Infuser
- Administer IV insulin protocols, blood products, TPN/Lipids, and manage central/PICC lines; perform dysrhythmia interpretation and management
- Float within scope to ICU, Intermediate, and Telemetry units based on facility needs; document using Epic
Required Qualifications
- Active Pennsylvania RN license required at time of submission
- ACLS and BLS certifications required
- Minimum 2 years of RN experience required; MICU experience required
- Teaching hospital and Level I Trauma experience required
- Proficiency with Epic EMR required
- Must live at least 50 miles from the facility to be eligible for standard traveler rates; local candidates are accepted with a local rate differential applied
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Experience with CVVHD/CRRT and acute/chronic renal failure management
- Experience with Blakemore tubes and Swan-Ganz catheters
- Familiarity with oncology patient populations including AML/ALL
- Block scheduling may be considered upon request
Why Join Us
- Opportunity to work in a high-acuity MICU environment at a Level I Trauma teaching hospital, gaining exposure to a broad range of complex diagnoses and advanced procedures
- First-time travelers are welcome, with an orientation that includes central orientation and unit-based onboarding days