ICU

ICU Travel Nurse — Kansas City, MO

Nights | 13-Week Contract | 48 Hours Guaranteed

This high-acuity ICU opportunity is ideal for experienced critical care nurses comfortable managing complex, multi-system patients in both medical and surgical ICU settings. The unit operates on a 3×12-hour night shift schedule (19:00–07:00) with an every-other-weekend commitment (or 4 weekend shifts per 4-week period).

Clinical Scope

The unit cares for a diverse critical care population, including trauma, stroke, and post-operative surgical patients. Nurses manage advanced interventions, including:

• IV vasoactive medications and hemodynamic monitoring
• Mechanical ventilator management
• Chest tube management and placement
• Arterial line and central line placement
• Ventriculostomy care
• CRRT and therapeutic hypothermia
• ECMO
• Moderate sedation
• Cardiac rhythm identification and management

Float Policy

Nurses may float to like units including neurological and cardiac ICU, telemetry, progressive care, burn, and ED inpatient overflow.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience (required)
• ACLS and BLS (required)
• NIHSS (required)
• TNCC (preferred)
• Strong hemodynamic and ventilator management skills

Dress Code

• Navy scrub top (no t-shirts)
• Navy or black scrub bottoms
• Solid navy, white, or black jackets and undershirts

Contract Details

• Start Date: November 30
• Shift: 4×12 Nights
• Duration: 13 weeks
• Guaranteed Hours: 48/week