Travel Nurse Resume
A travel nurse resume emphasizing adaptability, multi-facility experience, and the ability to quickly integrate into new teams. Highlights diverse ICU experience across multiple states.
Sample resume for illustration purposes only. Names and details are fictional.
RYAN O'BRIEN
Professional Summary
CCRN-certified Travel ICU Nurse with 4 years of critical care experience across Level I trauma centers and academic medical centers. Demonstrated ability to rapidly adapt to new EHR systems, unit protocols, and team dynamics. Experienced in ventilator management, hemodynamic monitoring, CRRT, and vasoactive drip management. Compact RN license with multi-state practice authorization.
Nursing Experience
20-bed unit | 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio
- Provide critical care nursing for 1-2 post-surgical ICU patients including post-cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, and transplant patients in a 20-bed SICU
- Rapidly integrated into unit workflows within 2 days of orientation, adapting to Cerner EHR system and unit-specific protocols
- Manage hemodynamic monitoring using Swan-Ganz catheters, arterial lines, and cardiac output monitoring for complex surgical patients
24-bed unit | 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio
- Provided critical care nursing in a 24-bed MICU at an academic medical center, managing patients with sepsis, ARDS, and multi-organ failure
- Managed continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) using Prismax system for patients with acute kidney injury
- Served as charge nurse during short-staffed shifts, coordinating patient flow and supervising nursing assistants
18-bed unit | 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio
- Provided comprehensive critical care in an 18-bed Level I Trauma MICU, developing foundational ICU skills over 3 years as staff RN
- Managed vasoactive drip titration, ventilator management, and complex medication regimens for critically ill patients
- Precepted 4 new graduate nurses through ICU residency program, providing clinical guidance and competency evaluation