Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,366 per week

Prime Staffing is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Billings, Montana.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/16/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

• Unit Information:
  • Beds: 28 MICU + 10 SICU
    • Census? Average patients/day? 26
  • Minimum Years of Experience required? 2 years ICU experience
  • Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes
• Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:
  • General Medical ICU (DKA, sepsis, respiratory/kidney/liver failure, pancreatitis, GI bleeds, PE, CIWA, CHF, COPD, rhabdo, cellulitis, end of life), Neuro (CVA, hemorrhage, seizures/epilepsy, meningitis, spinal cord injury, encephalopathy, cranies, spinal surgeries, EVDs, ICP monitoring), Cardiovascular (MI, ACS, cardiogenic shock, myocarditis, arrythmias/dysrhythmias, cardiac arrest, aortic dissection, post-cath, temp pacer, endovascular surgeries, IABP, Impella, DVT), post-op complications, any Level I Trauma
• Patient Ratios:
  • 1:2-3 (i.e. 2 ICU and 1 boarder patient). 3 can be occasional and is dependent on overflow, boarders, and acuity. Co-managed care is 1 ICU RN/1 Non-ICU RN to 3-5 patients (atypical but is possible)
• Required License, National Certification, Certs:
  • BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
  • CCRN preferred
• Technology/Equipment:
  • EMR: Cerner – highly preferred
  • IV Pump: Alaris
  • Med dispensing: Omnicell
  • Monitors: Phillips
  • Unit specific equipment: Stryker beds, Neuroptics pupillometry, in-room and Hoyer lifts, bladder scanner, Philips Sonosite for IV ultrasound, PrismaFlex CRRT, Impella, Arrow IABP. Will need to be checked off on higher acuity equipment before managing
• Floating: If yes, where?
  • Yes, will routinely float between MICU and SICU sides of ICU. Could also float to CVU, Intermediate Care (critical care division), then MedSurg division. Ratio would be 1:3-4
• Orientation (facility and unit):
  • NEO
  • 1-2 precepted shift of unit orientation depending on shift. Will be allowed to check off on higher acuity skills like IABP, Impella, etc. after that.
• Scheduling:
  • Weekend rotation: up to 4 weekends in 8-week schedule
  • On call? No
  • Holiday Expectations: Could be placed in holiday rotation
  • Approval of RTO: to go through manager. Must be able to work contract hours per week.
    • Shift trades are allowed as long as hospital guidelines are followed and shifts are confirmed covered.
  • Shift times: 0700-1930, 1900-0730. Shifts include 30-minute meal/personal break to be taken during shift
    • Will attempt to group night shifts together vs. every other night and no more than 4 consecutive nights.
    • RNs who work both days and nights will not be scheduled a day shift within 48 hours of a night shift
  • Schedule cycle: Schedule made in 8-week increments and released 2 weeks prior to schedule beginning. If travelers are present during a staff schedule sign up period, manager will consider their scheduling requests. Otherwise, will be schedule vacant shifts.

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