Travel RN - ICU

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a float pool position at a teaching hospital, requiring CA RN license, BSN, and prior travel experience.

Job Details

• Float pool position with ICU RNs floating to all TCUs, ICUs, ED, and PACU,
• 12-hour Day (7:00-19:30) and Night (19:00-7:30) rotating shifts on 4-week schedule cycles,
• May switch between day and night shifts depending on schedule cycle needs,
• Patient ratio of 1:2,
• Epic charting system preferred,
• Must be able to float to other facilities and departments within a 75+ mile radius,

Job Requirements

• Active CA RN license required at time of submission,
• BSN required,
• AHA BLS and ACLS certifications required,
• NIHSS certification preferred,
• Minimum 4 years of recent ICU experience within the last 6 months to 1 year,
• Teaching hospital experience required and must be noted in employment history,
• Trauma Level II experience required,
• Completed travel assignment within the past 12 months required,
• Experience with IV therapy, port access/management, arterial line management, blood product administration, central line care, PICC line management, and TPN/Lipids required,
• Care of ventilated patients, high flow nasal cannula management, interpretation of ABGs, and suctioning (ETT, NT) skills required,
• Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias and ability to obtain 12 lead EKG/ECG required,
• Experience with continuous IV paralytics/neuromuscular blockade, continuous IV sedation, emergency medications, and titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips required,
• CVA/acute stroke management and EVD experience required,
• 2 professional references from most recent employer required,

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care across multiple ICU and critical care settings including CVICU, MICU, SICU, and Neuro ICU,
• Work within a teaching hospital environment supporting complex critical care cases,
• All requested time off (RTO) must be submitted and approved by the manager at time of offer, with no additional requests accepted mid-contract,
• RTO cannot fall within the first two weeks of the assignment start date,
• Local candidates accepted at the same pay rate as travel candidates,
• Any prior employment with University of California medical facilities or their acquired facilities must be disclosed, including dates, units, and manager names for rehire eligibility review,
• Travel pairs are allowed but generally will not be placed on the same unit, and married couples may not work on the same unit