ICU

ICU Registered Nurse

Location: Elizabethtown, KY

Shift: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM, 3 days per week

Schedule: Weekend and holiday rotation

Contract Duration: 13 weeks

Start Date: November 30, 2026

About the Role

The facility's ICU cares for critically ill patients requiring intensive monitoring and advanced life support. You'll provide direct, comprehensive nursing care—assessing patient conditions, managing complex equipment, administering vasoactive and sedation drips, and collaborating with intensivists and the interdisciplinary team to deliver evidence-based care.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive assessments and ongoing monitoring; respond promptly to changes in patient condition
• Manage advanced equipment including ventilators, arterial lines, central lines, and hemodynamic monitors
• Administer medications and therapies; perform rapid response and code interventions as needed
• Educate patients and families on condition and treatment plan
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation
• Collaborate with physicians and care team members on individualized treatment plans
• Support unit quality improvement and safety initiatives

Required Qualifications

• Active, unrestricted RN license (or compact license) in Kentucky
• BLS and ACLS certification
• Minimum 1 year of ICU/critical care experience
• Experience with critical care equipment, hemodynamic monitoring, and titratable drips
• CRRT and/or IABP experience required

Preferred Qualifications

• BSN degree
• CCRN certification

Strong communication, clinical judgment, and the ability to work autonomously within a fast-paced critical care environment are essential.