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Intensive Care Unit - Travel Registered Nurse


Company : Trusted Health


Location : Metairie, LA


Created : 2025-10-15


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Trusted is seeking an experienced nurse for this exciting travel nursing assignment. Trusted has streamlined the travel nursing experience by enabling nurses to apply directly to jobs without the need for recruiters. This unique approach provides more transparency, eliminates pesky calls from recruiters, and puts more money in your pocket. Join the thousands of nurses across the country who have already made the switch to a more modern way to work. Shift: 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM Experience: • 12 months of role experience is required with some in the last 12 months. • Must have at least 24 months of Intensive Care Unit experience. • Experience with Epic is required from any number of months. Requirements: • Candidates must have a Louisiana license or compact license (required for submission). • This role will require floating to multiple units • Local & travel allowed. Candidates living • COVID vaccination required after submission. Religious and medical declinations accepted. • Flu vaccination required for submission. Declinations not accepted. • 12 months between Staff at Program: Vaya Workforce Solutions - Louisiana Childrens Medical Center Health System Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process. Additional Details: Previous Employment Requirements: Any Permanent Employee at any LCMC facility must be gone for at least 1 year to be considered for travel. Required Skills/Experience: Skills: IV therapy Arterial line management Blood Product Administration Central line care/management PICC line management Starting and maintaining IVs Respiratory/Thoracic Assist with Chest Tube Insertion/Removal Assist with management of BiPAP Assist with management of CPAP Care of Ventilated Patient High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs) Suctioning (ETT, NT) Ventilator Management Medications Continuous IV paralytics/Neuromuscular blockade Continuous IV sedation Emergency Medications Procedural Sedation Administration/Monitoring Titrate Cardiac drips Titrate Vasoactive drips Neurological CVA/Acute Stroke management External ventricular drain (EVD) ICP monitoring Professional Topics and Skills Infection Prevention Isolation Precautions/ Use of PPE Phlebotomy Surgical Wounds with drains/Wound Vac Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response Interpretation of dysrhythmias Management of dysrhythmias Management of patient with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure Burns Endocrine/Metabolic IV insulin protocols. Preferred Skills/Experience: Teaching Hospital Experience. Skills: Accessing/Managing Ports* Hypothermia protocol/Arctic Sun* Lumbar drains* Post Neurosurgery management* Spinal cord injury* Traumatic Brain injury* Obtain 12 lead EKG/ECG* Neuro Intensive Care Unit* Surgical Intensive Care Unit* Cardiovascular Pre/Post Cardiac Cath/intervention* Thermoregulation: hypothermia/hyperthermia*. Procedures/Diagnostics/Treatments Performed on Unit: Comprehensive Stroke Center Neurology Neurosurgery. Types of Patients on Unit: Adolescents, Adults, Geriatrics. Unit/Facility Details: Number of Beds: 16. Shift & Scheduling: Weekend Coverage-Every Other (4 shifts/month). Floating Requirements: Yes (may float 50% of scheduled shifts). Could float to Medical/Surgical Stepdown Units. Nurse patient ratio maximum would be 1:4 patient or may be assigned as a helping hands nurse. Details: • AUTO OFFER - NO INTERVIEW: Please request an interview for one match from this facility at a time. You will not interview with the hiring manager if the facility chooses to extend an offer to you for this position. All time off requests must be submitted at application. Scheduling requests must be worked out with the manager directly upon starting the assignment. Any offers for this job will require a clear “Yes” or “No” response from the nurse within 24hrs or the offer must be declined. 5 days maximum time off. Facility holidays: 01/01/2025, 11/27/2025, 12/25/2025. Number of holidays allowed off: 1 2 references from any number of months (Any reference type) - required for submission Proof of identification required for submission Certifications: • BLS (Basic Life Support) • ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) • NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale) • CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) • CCRN (Critical Care Registered Nurse) Skills Checklist: Yes References: Yes License Type: registered License State: LA Certifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Critical Care Registered Nurse, NIH Stroke Scale, Crisis Prevention Institute, Basic Life Support Job Details Job Type: Travel Nurse/Patient: 1/2 Shift Type: Night Contract Date: 2025-11-04 Expected Length: 13 weeks Hours per Shift: 12 Shifts per Week: 3