ICU RN
Dallas, Texas
Staffing partner
You'll monitor and evaluate patients in an intensive care unit.
- Eligibility
- Acute CareEducation/Staff DevelopmentInfectious Disease
- Unit and setting
- Intensive Care Unit · Hospital ICU RNs provide the most direct care to patients in life-threatening situationscritically ill, life-threatening patients
- License
- RN license
- Term
- Travel
Do you qualify?
- Certification
- ACLS Requirements*: ACLS, BLS, 1 Year
- Certification
- BLS
- Experience
- 1 year
- Experience
- 1-2 years recent acute care experience The right nurse should have 1-2 years recent acute care experience.
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- Below most Texas travel postingsTexas travel postings that state pay run $1,520/week to $2,470/week, the middle half $1,750/week to $2,230/week, across 415 postings.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- prepares, gives and records medications Prepare, administer and record prescribed medication, reporting any adverse reactions to treatment.
- Day to day
- orders and evaluates diagnostic tests Order and evaluate diagnostic tests.
- Day to day
- draws labs, orders them and interprets results Take samples for lab work, order corresponding lab work and interpret reports.
- Day to day
- monitors and adjusts specialized equipment Monitor and adjust specialized equipment, and interpret and record electronic displays.
- Day to day
- checks placement and function of catheters, leads and tubing Ensure proper placement and functioning of catheters, leads and tubing.
- Day to day
- updates family members on patients' conditions Communicate patients' conditions to family members.
- Details
- lifts up to 50 pounds for patient moves at times Moving or lifting of patients may require lifting of up to 50 pounds at times.
- Details
- stands and walks for long periods ICU Travel Nurses should be able to stand and walk for long periods of time
- Details
- exposure to certain chemicals and infectious diseases RNs may face hazards from exposure to certain chemicals or infectious diseases
- Details
- treats patients who may be confused, agitated or uncooperative will treat patients that may be confused, agitated, and/or uncooperative.
The workplace
- Staffing partner
- TNAA Healthcare
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Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
ICU / Critical Care is a specialty you move into. The classic route: base year, then transfer in.
Original listing
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We're looking for Intensive Care Unit RNs for an immediate travel nurse opening in Dallas, TX. The right nurse should have 1-2 years recent acute care experience. Read below for more requirements.
As an ICU Travel Nurse, you'll be responsible for evaluating and monitoring patients in an Intensive Care Unit setting. ICU RNs provide the most direct care to patients in life-threatening situations, documenting and providing physician-directed care, assessing and implementing patient care plans, and delegating to other care providers as appropriate. As an ICU RN you will also be providing education and support to patient families, possibly for long-term care needs.
As an ICU Travel Nurse, you should be prepared to perform the following tasks: Provide basic bedside care. Prepare, administer and record prescribed medication, reporting any adverse reactions to treatment. Order and evaluate diagnostic tests.
Take samples for lab work, order corresponding lab work and interpret reports. Monitor and adjust specialized equipment, and interpret and record electronic displays. Ensure proper placement and functioning of catheters, leads and tubing.
Communicate patients' conditions to family members. ICU Travel Nurses should be able to stand and walk for long periods of time, as well as bend, lean and stoop without difficulty. RNs should be able to easily lift 20 pounds.
Moving or lifting of patients may require lifting of up to 50 pounds at times. RNs may face hazards from exposure to certain chemicals or infectious diseases and will treat patients that may be confused, agitated, and/or uncooperative. Requirements*: ACLS, BLS, 1 Year
- Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment.
Pay: $1,429.56
What's around it?
Dallas, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 3% above the US average
- Median rent
- $1,472/mo
- Household income
- $70,518/yr, all local households, not nurse pay