Job Details
Start Date
5/18/2026
Shift
Nights
Duration
13 weeks
Hours
12 hours
Specialty
ICU, Nursing
City
Council Bluffs
State
IA
Experience
1 Years
Estimated Pay
$2,053 - $2,303 weekly
Job Description
Travel Nurse – ICU
Epic Travel Staffing is hiring a Travel Nurse – ICU. We`ll be your ticket to the travel RN – Intensive Care Unit job you`ll love with unparalleled recruiter support and industry-best benefits.
Shift: Nights
Length: 13
Start Date: 05/18/2026
Profession: Nurse (RN) – ICU (Intensive Care Unit)
Epic Travel Staffing:
- Day 1 health insurance coverage and comprehensive benefits options
- 401(k) matching program
- Weekly direct deposit
- Industry leading allowances and reimbursements
- Referral program with cash bonuses and additional perks
- Exclusive job openings – Only at Epic
- Epic Staffing Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
- We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process, please contact us.
By applying for this position, you agree that any calls from Epic Staffing Group and its subsidiaries may be monitored or recorded for training and quality assurance purposes
Qualifications:
- BCLS, ACLS
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Requirements
- Required certification: ICU
- 1+ years of experience
- Unit Notes:* * RN's - Pass/Fail exam on Friday during orientation. OPEN BOOK exam on skills learned - they are given all necessary resources to pass. Must receive a 90% to pass or they will be terminated * * Radius Rule: 50 miles AND candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity. **Driver's license required at submittal and will be used to determine if candidate is outside 50 miles.** **Fingernail policy: Artificial nails are prohibited in all departments providing patient care- refusal to remove nails will lead to termination of contract Department: ICU RN *Certifications Required: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS - PALS & TNCC preferred* PRESCREEN+AUTO OFFER DKA,stemi,stroke,a fib rvr, COVID, cops exac, pE, light stuff cause they have no GI doctors- sometimes we stabilize to send to Bergan - # of Beds- 16 - Nurse:Patient Ratios- 2: 1 - Common diagnoses/Types of patients- Medical ICU- sepsis, resp failure, stroke, MI - How many years experience required?- preferred 2 years - Previous travel experience required?- preferred - Experience or 'Must have' skills- ICU experience with experience in drips, vents, bipaps - Are RNs required to titrate drips? - Yes - Common titratable &/or set rate drips- vasopressors, sedation ( levo, neo, cardene, precedex, propofol, etc) - Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift?- Yes - Does the charge nurse take an assignment?- Yes - Are there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit? Ratios? Duties?- No nurse aids - Hospitalist &/or Intensivist in house 24/7? In the ICU 24/7?- Hospitalist 24/7 in house, intensivists in house during day hours and available tele medicine during night - RT in ICU 24/7?- no, shared with ER - RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.) Are RNs required to do anything with these besides trouble shoot?- RT does all adjusting - Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit?- centralized tele monitor techs not located in house - Are RNs required to read their own strips?- Monitor tech will read but nurse but be able to read and verify - What brand are the tele monitors?- draegers - Shifts & Scheduling - 1830-0700. every third weekend - Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling? no self-scheduling. cannot gaurentee block scheduling. A traveler is needed for high need shift. - Weekend Requirements- every third weekend - Holiday Requirements- 4 th of july - Is there a call or standby requirement? no - Floating Requirements- will float to PCU (progressive Care) if not needed in icu - Scrub Color/Dress Code- navy blue scrubs - How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation- 1 shift for ICU and 1 shift for pcu Radius Rule: 50 miles AND candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity within the past year RTO needed upfront - Additional RTO will not be approved, including after submissions. Cancellation Policy:Hospital can cancel up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment, 3 shifts for assignments that are less than 13 weeks. Charting System:EPIC BSN Required: License to Submit:Yes Trauma Level:3 Care Setting:Acute Division:Nursing Shift Notes:12 Hour Nights Required Certifications:ACLS, BLS Certification, NIHSS
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