Registered Nurse-Intensive Care Unit

Schedule Type: Deferred Schedule
Specialty/Dept: Critical Care / ICU Float
Shift Type: Nights (7:00 pm – 7:00 am)
Duration: 13 Weeks
Guaranteed Hours: 36 per week

Position Overview

We are seeking experienced ICU Registered Nurses for a 13-week contract assignment. This role involves providing high-acuity care in the Intensive Care Unit and may include floating between critical care areas as needed. The ideal candidate demonstrates exceptional clinical judgment, adaptability, and confidence managing critically ill adult patients in a fast-paced hospital environment.

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive, high-quality nursing care to critically ill adult patients

Manage complex patient conditions requiring continuous monitoring and advanced interventions

Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care plans in collaboration with intensivists and the interdisciplinary team

Administer and titrate critical care medications and drips, including vasopressors, sedatives, insulin, and heparin

Manage ventilators, invasive lines, and hemodynamic monitoring equipment

Rapidly recognize and respond to changes in patient condition and initiate appropriate interventions

Serve as charge nurse when assigned

Maintain accurate, timely documentation in compliance with hospital and nursing standards

Common diagnoses: Sepsis, ARDS, respiratory failure, multi-organ dysfunction, post-operative critical care, cardiac and neuro critical patients

Ventilated and non-ventilated ICU patients

Typical patient ratios: 1:1–2

Requirements

Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in New York State

Minimum of 1 successful traveler assignment completed (first-time travelers not considered)

BLS and ACLS certifications required (CCRN preferred)

Meditech experience required

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing

Strong critical thinking, organizational, and communication skills

Ability to perform effectively under pressure in high-acuity environments

Demonstrated leadership, prioritization, and teamwork skills