Travel RN - ICU

Travel RN - ICU

American Traveler

La Jolla, California, United States

Position ID: P-779462

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 2

$2,114.32/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN requiring CA licensure, Trauma Level I experience, and prior travel nursing experience for a night shift assignment.

Details

• Work in the ICU within a Trauma Level I hospital setting
• Patient ratio of 1:2
• Night shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts from 19:00 to 7:30
• Required to work 4 weekend shifts within a 4-week cycle and at least one holiday, including the holiday weekend
• May be required to float to like units or lower acuity units across the health system's 5 hospitals, excluding the ED
• ICU, SDU, and Tele RNs required to float at or below skillset and may occasionally float to another campus/location
• Uses EPIC charting system

Requirements

• Active CA RN license in hand at time of consideration (Temp or Perm, no EMSA)
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications (AHA only, no pending or expired accepted)
• NIHSS certification required (may obtain or renew during onboarding if needed)
• TNCC certification preferred
• Minimum 2 years of ICU-specific experience, including experience within the last year in an ICU setting
• 1.5 years of continuous specialty experience with no breaks unless floating or meeting equivalent ratio experience
• Travel nursing experience required, including 1 year total travel experience and 6+ months of continuous travel experience leading up to consideration
• EPIC or combined EPIC/Cerner experience required within the last 6 months
• Trauma Level I hospital experience required
• Teaching hospital and community hospital experience preferred
• 1 supervisory-level professional reference required
• Experience with IV therapy, central/arterial/PICC line management, blood product administration, and port access/management
• Experience managing ventilated patients, BiPAP/CPAP, HFNC, ABG interpretation, and ETT/NT suctioning
• Experience with CVP monitoring, post cardiac catheterization care, and sheath removal
• Experience with CRRT/CVVHD and acute/chronic renal failure management
• Experience titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips, IV sedation, and neuromuscular blockade administration
• Experience managing neurological conditions including CVA, EVD, ICP monitoring, TBI, and post-craniotomy care
• Experience with cardiac dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and 12-lead EKG/ECG acquisition
• Experience with IV insulin protocols and infection prevention/isolation precautions

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to ICU patients across medical, neuro, surgical, and trauma populations
• Work within a high-acuity ICU managing complex multisystem organ dysfunction cases
• Candidates must not reside within a 100-mile radius of the facility, except for LVNs/MAs
• Candidates on assignment in San Diego for the last 9+ months are considered local and ineligible
• No first-time travelers will be considered
• Previous permanent staff may return after 1 year; previous travelers may return after 1 year
• Maximum 7 days RTO permitted, with no additional requests after consideration
• International travelers must have 1 year of recent or current U.S. work experience