ICU Travel Nurse - Lexington, KY

This ICU travel nurse position in Lexington, Kentucky, with Advantis Medical is a 13-week Travel ICU Registered Nurse (RN) contract at Baptist Health - Lexington. This role pays $2,504 per week and follows a Nights shift with a 3x12 schedule.

As the ICU registered nurse on this assignment, you'll care for critically ill patients on continuous monitoring, titrate critical infusions as ordered, manage ventilated patients, and act immediately on signs of deterioration with the critical care team.

Advantis Medical supports travel clinicians with streamlined credentialing to help with fast start dates, free license support and renewals, and Day 1 benefits.

Responsibilities

• Manage critically ill patients requiring continuous hemodynamic monitoring and frequent reassessment
• Titrate vasoactive, sedation, and other high-alert drips as ordered and per facility protocol
• Care for mechanically ventilated patients and manage critical care devices, including arterial and central lines
• Respond to clinical deterioration and participate in codes and rapid responses

Travel Nursing Requirements

• 2+ years of recent ICU nursing experience
• Active Kentucky RN License

Baptist Health Lexington - Lexington, KY

Baptist Health Lexington is a tertiary care hospital with medical research programs and ANCC Magnet recognition.

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• Adult inpatient care includes intensive and critical care units, alongside hospital services for cancer, heart disease, orthopedic conditions and digestive disorders.
• Maternity care spans antepartum, labor and delivery, and mother-baby units. A Level III neonatal intensive care unit supports premature and medically fragile newborns.