Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,077 per week

Slate Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in State College, Pennsylvania. Job Description & Requirements Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit Discipline: RN Start Date: ASAP Duration: 13 weeks 36 hours per week Shift: 12 hours, days Employment Type: Travel Registered Nurse - ICU/ PCU - Responsible to the Unit Director/Manager/designee for overall nursing practice. Provides professional nursing care to treat human responses to life-threatening problems, based on the American Association of Critical Care Nursing (AACN) Standards. This includes the responsibility for assessment of the patients needs, development of a plan of care, implementation of nursing measures and evaluation of the effectiveness of the nursing care and other treatments to protect, maintain, and restore health for the pediatric through geriatric age population. The Critical Care nurse recognizes cardiac arrhythmias and life-threatening emergency situations and takes appropriate action. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS - Assessment is ongoing for all critically ill patients to promote optimal outcome. Conducts a comprehensive health history and physical assessment. Prioritizes patient problems/needs according to the actual/potential threat. Develops and implements a plan of care based on ongoing assessments. A problem list is developed, prioritized and updated to meet critically ill patients' needs, which includes discharge planning and appropriate referrals. Manages life-threatening complications of critically ill patients per Mount Nittany Medical Center policies and procedures and based on AACN standards. Interventions are established to prevent life-threatening complications, maintain airway and ventilation, hemodynamic stability, and stable heart rhythm. Accepts responsibility and accountability for maintaining knowledge and skills in critical care practice. Maintains an awareness of professional issues. Updates knowledge and clinical skills on an ongoing basis. Remains current on concepts, trends, scientific advances, biomedical equipment and ethics relating to Critical Care Nursing by updating knowledge and clinical skills on ongoing basis. Ensures the minimum qualifications of position are met at all times including licensure, certification and registration. Completes mandatory education and participates in annual competency fair. Assists with temporary pacemaker insertion and ambulance transport as needed. Slate Healthcare Job ID f836baf3-cb59-48d7-8320-c58fa7bd5286. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. About Slate Healthcare Slate Healthcare is a premier travel healthcare staffing agency, connecting healthcare professionals with thousands of opportunities at top-tier hospitals and facilities across the country. We’re committed to supporting nurses and allied health professionals in building stable, fulfilling careers—while embracing the freedom and excitement that comes with travel. Our goal is simple: to offer flexibility, competitive pay, and personalized placements that align with each clinician’s lifestyle and career goals. At Slate, we empower our professionals to choose when and where they work, while ensuring they receive the highest compensation possible—because we believe that exceptional care starts with empowered caregivers.aa415a4b-8b21-40fc-a65c-70d2b25ca29a