Alerion Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Andover, Kansas. Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/10/2025
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours
- Employment Type: Travel
Why You Should Apply:
Competitive Pay: Earn up to $966 per week, or $24.15 per hour – plus benefits!*
Flexible Work Schedule: Enjoy a 52 week assignment 11/10/2025 - 11/10/2026 with a 40-hour work week and 5 shifts per week.
Location: Andover, Kansas
Great Benefits: Medical, 401(k) with company match, and more!
* Pay package is based on 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined for travel positions.
Position Overview
Type of Position: Direct Hire
Description:
Schedule - Nights, 3x12s, 7p-7a, EOW required
Sign-on Bonus - $15,000. The Hiring Manager will discuss details
Shift Differential - 7p-7a + $4.00 an hour
- Weekend Differential 11:00 pm Friday through 11:30 pm Sunday + $4.00 an hour
- Holiday Differential is 50% of base rate (6 major holidays)
- The Differentials stack
Education/Training - Associates' or Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university; required
- Nursing Diploma program completed during or before the 1980s accepted in lieu of a degree
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN); preferred
Licensure and Certification Requirements - Registered Nurse License Issued by the Kansas State Board of Nursing; required
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; required
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification preferred upon hire; must be obtained within six months of hire
ICU RN - Trauma Nursing Core Course issued by the Emergency Nurses Association, preferred upon hire, must be obtained within six months of hire
- NIH Stroke Scale Certification required. Must be obtained within six months of hire
Experience Required - Two years of experience required
Position Summary - Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse is responsible for the provision of professional nursing care to patients, including assessment, direct physical care, evaluation, teaching, and counseling
- Ensures delegated care is consistent with patient/family needs
- Functions as a member of the interdisciplinary team
Essential Job Functions - Demonstrates the ability to assess and evaluate data, including: Systematic and ongoing assessment based on patient/family diagnoses/problem list
- Diagnostic test results and other clinical information. Response to medical and/or nursing care/treatment. Behavioral responses
- Developmental needs. Cultural responses/needs. Educational needs
- Recognizes and reports changes in patient condition
- Demonstrates patient/family focus in the provision of care, adhering to standards
- Ensures delegated nursing care for patients/families is provided according to plans developed by the treatment team and within the confines of the applicable practice acts
- Utilizes critical thinking to evaluate the effectiveness of care
- Assists patients and families in integrating the impact of illness and recovery into their lifestyles through patient education
- Collaborates with care providers in meeting patient care needs. Performs care interventions under the Kansas Nurse Practice Act
- Communicates progress towards expected outcomes
- Responds to potential risk/hazard to themselves and others
- Supports effective communication through utilizing systems that enable opportunities for input regarding patient care issues
- Documents assessments, treatments, re-evaluations, and patient responses to treatment per hospital policies and procedures
- Participates regularly in educational activities related to practice. Collaborates with a mentor to identify learning needs and seeks experiences to develop clinical skills
- Develops a clinical knowledge base for populations served that is age-appropriate, culturally specific, and diagnosis-appropriate
- Contributes to the establishment of an ethical environment that supports the rights of all participants
- Participates in resolving ethical problems or dilemmas of individuals or systems
- Provides advocacy, protection, and support for patient rights, family involvement, and patient/family decision-making
- Remains calm and functions as a team member during times of stress and crises
- Seeks involvement in activities that promote professional growth and behavior
- Actively participates in appropriate committees and QA/PI activities
- Follows OSHA and other standards for protection against bloodborne pathogens
- Uses good body mechanics
- Informs Manager or Chief Nursing Officer of applicable day-to-day situations
- Follows employee health and other personnel and staffing policies
- Maintains patient/hospital confidentiality at all times
Alerion Healthcare Job ID #1759. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse | ICU | Shift Unknown
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Benefits - Medical benefits
- 401k retirement plan