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Job ID: 905145
Job Title
Registered Nurse – Critical Care (ICU Float Pool)
Location
Burlington, VT | Acute Care
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | Nights | 16–26 Week Assignment | Monday–Sunday, No Block Schedules
Key Responsibilities
- Float within the central ICU pool, primarily based in the Medical ICU with overflow to Neuro ICU; floating to SICU and additional units of like skill and ability, including ED Boarders and possible surge areas
- Start IVs, maintain and manage multiple titrating drips, and provide critical ventilator care
- Care for patients with multi-system disease; experience with CRRT, IABP, ECMO, ventilators, and multiple simultaneous drips required
- Manage complex patient populations including post cardiac surgery, vascular, trauma (Level 1), general surgery, neurosurgery, and overflow MICU
- Maintain flexibility with scheduling, including a minimum of every other weekend, and availability to meet unit and patient care needs
- Work 2 out of 4 designated holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, Christmas Eve, and New Year’s Day
Required Qualifications
- Active RN license with a minimum of 2 years of ICU experience
- AHA BLS and AHA ACLS required
- NIHSS certification required prior to start
- Prior travel nursing experience required
- Experience at a large teaching facility (500+ beds) required
- EPIC experience within the past 2 years required (non-negotiable)
- All employment gaps exceeding 90 days must be explained; complete work history including bed count, EMR, and facility type is required for submission
- Reliable personal or rental vehicle strongly recommended — public transportation is not accessible in this area; all-season or snow tires recommended November through April
Preferred Experience / Skills
- CCRN certification preferred
- Experience with hemodynamic monitoring devices
- Background managing post cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, and trauma Level 1 patient populations
Why Join Us
- Opportunity to work in a high-acuity, fast-paced academic medical environment with exposure to a diverse and complex patient population
- ASAP start available with an assignment length of 16–26 weeks, offering stability and meaningful clinical experience