ICU

ICU Travel Nurse – Kansas City, MO

Nights | 13-Week Contract

This high-acuity ICU opportunity is ideal for experienced critical care nurses comfortable managing complex, critically ill patients across both medical and surgical populations. The unit operates as a combined MICU/SICU, caring for trauma, stroke, post-operative surgical, and hemodynamically unstable patients.

Assignment Details

• Shift: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM
• Schedule: 3 x 12-hour shifts per week; every other weekend (or 4 weekend shifts per 4-week period)
• Guaranteed Hours: 48 per week
• Start Date: November 30
• Contract Length: 13 weeks

Clinical Scope

Nurses on this unit provide care for a diverse, high-acuity patient population. Procedures performed on the unit include chest tube placement, ventriculostomy, moderate sedation, CRRT, therapeutic hypothermia, ECMO, and arterial and central line placement. Hemodynamic monitoring and ventilator management are core daily responsibilities.

Float Requirements

Floating may be required to like units including neurosurgical ICU, cardiac telemetry, progressive care, burn unit, and ED inpatient overflow.

Required Experience & Certifications

• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience
• ACLS and BLS (required)
• NIHSS (required)
• TNCC (preferred)

Dress Code

• Top: Navy scrub top (no t-shirts)
• Bottoms: Navy or black scrub bottoms
• Jackets/undershirts: Navy, white, or black solid colors only