Registered Nurse (RN) – Intensive Care Unit

Akicita Federal, LLC; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD, seeks an experienced Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse for a full-time contract. The role involves high-acuity patient care with a 36-hour work week and rotating day/night shifts, including weekend/holiday coverage as needed.

Ideal candidates hold an unrestricted RN license in the U.S., nursing degree from an accredited program, NCLEX-RN, and 2–3 years of critical-care experience, plus BLS and ACLS certifications.

Qualifications

• Active RN license in at least one U.S. state
• Associate degree, nursing diploma, or bachelor’s degree in Nursing from an accredited institution
• NCLEX-RN passed
• 2–3 years of current critical-care nursing in acute care
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Demonstrated competency in intensive-care nursing
• Excellent English communication skills
• Computer literacy with electronic documentation systems

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, deliver, and evaluate nursing care for critically ill patients
• Perform comprehensive and ongoing critical-care assessments
• Continuously monitor patients and respond to changes in condition
• Manage patients on advanced monitoring, complex medications, and life-support therapies
• Administer medications, titratable infusions, blood products, and treatments within scope
• Monitor and interpret cardiac rhythms, labs, hemodynamics, and other data
• Respond to emergencies and initiate ACLS protocols
• Operate ICU equipment, verify alarms and safety settings
• Maintain timely, accurate clinical documentation
• Educate and support patients and families
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and interdisciplinary team
• Follow NIH protocols, infection-control practices, and patient-safety standards
• Participate in orientation, training, and competency activities
• Float to other critical-care areas when needed within scope

Skills

Critical-care nursing

English communication

Computer literacy

Education

Associate/Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Tools

Electronic clinical documentation

Job description

Full-Time Day/Night Rotation | Bethesda, Maryland

We are seeking one experienced Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse to provide safe, high-acuity patient care at the NIH Clinical Center. This full-time contract opportunity may lead to long-term or permanent employment based on performance and continued staffing needs.

Schedule

• Full-time, 36 hours per week
• Rotating day and night shifts
• Weekend and holiday coverage required as needed

$90,000 - $100,000 a year

Minimum Qualifications

• Active, valid, and unrestricted RN license issued by at least one U.S. state, territory, or commonwealth
• Associate degree, nursing diploma, or bachelor’s degree in Nursing from an accredited institution
• Successful completion of the NCLEX-RN
• Two to three years of current critical-care nursing experience in an acute-care hospital
• Current Basic Life Support certification
• Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certification
• Demonstrated current competency in intensive-care nursing
• Effective English communication skills
• Computer literacy and proficiency with electronic clinical documentation
• U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident/Green Card status

Preferred Qualification

• Current Critical Care Registered Nurse certification

Primary Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, deliver, and evaluate nursing care for critically ill patients
• Perform comprehensive and ongoing critical-care assessments
• Continuously monitor patients and promptly respond to changes in condition
• Manage patients requiring advanced monitoring, complex medication regimens, and life-support therapies
• Administer medications, titratable infusions, blood products, and treatments as ordered and within the RNs authorized scope of practice
• Monitor and interpret cardiac rhythms, laboratory findings, hemodynamic data, and other clinical information
• Recognize emergencies and initiate appropriate interventions, including ACLS protocols
• Operate critical-care equipment safely and verify alarms and safety settings
• Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential clinical documentation
• Educate and support patients and their families
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and other members of the interdisciplinary team
• Follow NIH clinical protocols, infection-control practices, patient-safety requirements, and professional standards
• Participate in required orientation, training, and competency activities
• Float to another critical-care or patient-care area when needed, provided the assignment is within the RNs demonstrated competency and scope of practice

Additional Requirements

Selected candidates must satisfy NIH credentialing, health, immunization, security, fingerprinting, background-investigation, and facility-access requirements. All required licenses, certifications, competencies, and health documentation must remain current throughout the assignment.

Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will be clinically confident, calm under pressure, and skilled at recognizing subtle changes in critically ill patients while collaborating effectively with the interdisciplinary care team.