Registered Nurse ICU

Job Title

Registered Nurse (RN) – ICU

Location

Iron Mountain, MI | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Night Shift | 12-Hour Shifts (7:00 PM – 7:00 AM) | Weekend and holiday rotation required

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a 5-bed ICU setting with common diagnoses including respiratory failure, septic shock, DKA, A-fib, arrhythmias requiring pacing, and detox
• Titrate vasoactive and sedation drips including Levophed, propofol, Cardizem, esmolol, and insulin
• Maintain ICU nurse-to-patient ratios of 2:1 (ICU) and up to 3:1 (IMC), with charge nurses taking full patient assignments
• Troubleshoot and assist with respiratory therapy equipment including ventilators, CPAP, BiPAP, and heated high-flow devices as needed
• Read, verify, and sign off on telemetry strips, including strips from the Med/Surg unit (training provided if needed)
• Float to Med/Surg-Telemetry as needed, with ratios up to 1:6 dependent on acuity and staffing

Required Qualifications

• Active RN licensure
• ACLS certification required
• BLS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of experience in an ICU setting
• Must be comfortable floating to Med/Surg-Telemetry
• Must be able to independently manage ventilated patients and titrate drips
• Candidates living within 80 miles of the facility are considered local and may be subject to an adjusted rate

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience in a Critical Access Hospital or Trauma Level 3 or 4 facility
• Comfort working in a rural or resource-limited environment (no dedicated IV team; RT coverage shared across the facility)
• Familiarity with ICU tele-physician coverage models for overnight intensivist support
• Experience managing telemetry for multiple units simultaneously

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a close-knit ICU environment where clinical versatility and critical thinking are highly valued
• Self-scheduling is accommodated when possible, with efforts made to offer longer block scheduling