Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care in Los Angeles, CA

Registered Nurse (RN) | Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Agency: job.com
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Shift Information: Days - 3 days x 12 hours
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

IV therapy

Arterial line management Blood Product Administration Central line care/management PICC line management Starting and maintaining IVs

Respiratory/Thoracic

Assist with Chest Tube Insertion/Removal *Assist with management of BiPAP *Assist with management of CPAP *Care of Ventilated Patient High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)*Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs) Suctioning (ETT, NT)

Genitourinary/Renal

Chronic/Acute Renal failure *

Medications

Continuous IV sedation Procedural Sedation Administration/Monitoring Titrate Cardiac drips Titrate Vasoactive drips

Neurological

CVA/Acute Stroke management *External ventricular drain (EVD)*ICP monitoring *Post Neurosurgery management *Spinal cord injury *Traumatic Brain injury *

Gastrointestinal

GI surgery *

Professional Topics and Skills

Infection Prevention *Isolation Precautions/ Use of PPE *Phlebotomy *Surgical Wounds with drains/Wound Vac *

Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response

Interpretation of dysrhythmias Management of dysrhythmias *Management of patient with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure *

Cardiovascular

Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump *Post Cardiac Surgery (directly from the OR)*Post Cardiac Surgery (Not directly from the OR)*Pre/Post Cardiac Cath/intervention *Pulmonary Artery Line/Swan Ganz monitoring *Sheath Removal *Transcatheter Aortic Valve implantation/Replacement (TAVI/TAVR)*

Endocrine/Metabolic

IV insulin protocols

Work Settings

Neuro Intensive Care Unit *Surgical Intensive Care Unit *

Requirements

ACLS, BLS, NIHSS

RN License