Tact Staff is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Show Low, Arizona.

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours
• Employment Type: Travel

Regional hospital in the beautiful White Mountains of Arizona has a need for an ICU travel nurse. Three 12-hour day shifts per week and a 36-hour guarantee. With a plethora of outdoor activities and only a couple of hours to Flagstaff and Phoenix, this is the perfect opportunity to experience the best of Arizona! Candidates should have ACLS, BLS, NIHSS and an active AZ or compact license to apply. Please call Medical Solutions at for more information or to apply. Start date: 3/11
Orientation: Every Monday
Shift & Scheduling: 12 hr Nights 1 -We have a modified self-scheduling but allow people to block schedule as best as we can.
Weekend Requirement: 3 weekend shifts per 4 week schedule minimum. Some like to work all weekends and others don't like to work them at all. As long as it's covered, it really doesn't matter to me.
Floating Requirement: - May float to ED or MS if experienced
Required certifications: - ACLS, BLS & NIHSS required
# of beds - 12 beds
Ratios typically 1:2
Exp or Must have skills
- 2 years of experience required
- Respiratory Therapist in unit 24/7
- Support staff on unit: Patient Care Technician, Health Unit Secretary
- Nurse manager occasionally see patients (when needed)
- Need experience with basic ICU equipment
- Common cases: Left Heart Caths, Coronary Interventions, STEMIs, IVUS, IFR/FFR, Temporary Pacemaker Insertion, IABP Insertion
- Type of equipment utilized: GE floor mounted C-Arm and Table, Volcano System, Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemo System, Getinge IABP, No open heart or neuro surgery, no fresh transplants (could have a patient with a history of transplant) .pretty much anything else. Most common: pneumonia, vents, post caths, EVAR, surgeries, ETOH/OD, ARDS, DKA, CVA after tPA, afib RVR, sepsis, renal failure - IABP (skill not required), a lines, hypothermia protocol-Common Drips -Amiodorone, Cardizem, Levophed, Precedex, Propofol, Fentanyl, Vecuronium, Dopamine, Dobutamine, Lasix, Insulin, Heparin (weight based), Norepinepherine - The number of vents vary monthly; typically 1-2 at all times. ETOH is sedated - House Supervisor (called Administrative Shift Coordinator ASC) in house 24/7
Holiday Requirements: (usually applicable May-Sept and Nov-Jan) None listed
On call: (usually applicable for procedure type positions. Ex OR, Cath Lab, Radiology) None

Additional helpful info:
1. For Direct: Who else is on their vendor panel; Secondary MSP with ProLink
2. Is your POC the manager or HR: HR POC
3. What will get our candidates interviewed the quickest? Clean files; Good Sizzle Statement; All certs
4. Scale of 1-5 (1= FAST, 5=SLOW), how quickly do the managers call our clinicians? 3
5. Are rates negotiable? No
6. Can you Market a candidate to this facility? Yes
7. Extension Approvals; Most of the time yes
a. How far out can we ask? 3-4 weeks for best response
b. How many levels of approval do extensions go through? Workforce meetings every Thursday

Tact Medical Staffing Job ID . Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse - ICU

Our nurses choose Tact assignments because it provides the opportunity to take on new challenges in their careers while they travel across the United States and gain enriching experiences on a professional and personal level.

Our dedicated team of staffing consultants will work with you and be your advocate as you choose to embark on new assignments. Our team is committed to providing our nurses with the most rewarding healthcare assignments and choices at primer healthcare institutions nationwide. Let us handle the details; you choose the job and location that are right for you.

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Be Adventurous - Becoming a travel nurse is not only a professional adventure, but a personal adventure as well. It is an opportunity to challenge yourelf, to explore a new place, and try amazing food

Make a Difference - Nurses make such a huge difference in so many lives. The care and compassion you show to your patients, does not go unoticed. We know how important your jobs is, which is why we take our job as recruiters so seriously. Being able to place nurses in hospitals, where you are doing something as crucial as saving lives, is something we feel thankful to be able to do.

Travel with Tact - From the moment we receive your resume we begin trying to build a relationship with you. We know the importance of becoming your friend, before becoming your recruiter. Building friendly, yet professional relationships allows us to discover what you truly want and don't want in a travel assignment.