Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care - $2,500 to $2,900 per week in Carmichael, CA

Registered Nurse (RN) | Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care
Location: Carmichael, CA
Agency: Aptiva Corp
Pay: $2,500 to $2,900 per week
Shift Information: Nights - 3 days x 12 hours
Contract Duration: 14 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

- Unit: Neuro ICU 
- # beds: 20
- Certs: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS. 2 years in Neuro ICU preferred.
- Ratios: 1:1 - 2
- EMR: Cerner
- Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
- Holidays: Rotate in with core staff
- Tele: Yes, must be able to read and interpret EKG strips.
- Vents: Yes
- Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: Yes, Hospitalist or Intensivist
- IV Team: No
- RT 24/7: Yes
- Pharmacy 24/7: Yes and ICU Pharmacy open during dayshift.
- Shifts: 12 hr shifts. Shift starts 6:45. Report is at the bedside. OT and extra shifts are available. Self-scheduling is used, but is not finalized until Manager balances it. Schedules are out 4 weeks. Travelers can access their schedules from home and make themselves "available" for extra shifts and make trades with other staff. Block scheduling is generally not available.
- Floating: First to Float to sister facilities. Mid-shift float to another facility is rare, but can happen.
- Common diagnosis / Types of patients: CVA, ICB, neuro surgeries, craniotomies, neuro interventional radiology, ventriculostomies. Line insertions are common.