Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care in San Diego, CA

Registered Nurse (RN) | Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care
Location: San Diego, CA
Agency: Concentric Healthcare Staffing
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Job Title

Registered Nurse – ICU (Float Pool)

Location

San Diego, CA | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Rotating Shifts | Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Provides individualized, age-specific, and holistic patient and family care using the nursing process, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary healthcare team members to coordinate patient care activities, facilitate referrals, and support patient progress toward identified goals.
• Serves as a patient and family advocate, encouraging participation in decision-making and upholding individual and family rights.
• Delegates and assigns care tasks to other healthcare team members within their appropriate scope of practice and competency.
• Identifies and responds to patient and family educational needs through individualized education plans, incorporating adult-learning theory and culturally appropriate approaches.
• Manages complex, high-risk, or unusual clinical situations by seeking additional resources and collaborating with the broader care team as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Active California Registered Nurse (RN) license required.
• Current CPR certification required.
• Current ACLS certification required.
• NIH Stroke Scale certification required.
• Minimum of 3 years of recent RN experience in an RN role.
• Minimum of 2 years of recent RN experience in a specialty area (ICU preferred).
• BSN or ADN required.

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Proficiency with advanced ICU competencies including mechanical ventilation, arterial pressure monitoring, central venous pressure monitoring, pulmonary artery pressure monitoring, and ICP monitoring.
• Experience with hemodialysis, therapeutic hypothermia, non-invasive ventilation, and care of patients post-percutaneous coronary intervention.
• Familiarity with Alaris pump, Belmont rapid infuser, Novastat glucose monitor, and endotool hyperglycemic management systems.
• Knowledge of CAUTI, CLABSI, and HAPI prevention practices.

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a dynamic float pool ICU environment, expanding clinical expertise across a variety of complex patient populations.
• Multiple positions available, offering flexibility and a collaborative team-oriented setting.