Travel RN - ICU

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a 13-week night shift assignment requiring at least 2 years of ICU experience and multiple advanced certifications.

Requirements

• Active CA RN license (Standard or Compact) currently in hand, no pending licenses accepted
• Current certifications: BLS (AHA), ACLS (AHA), PALS (AHA), and NIHSS
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
• 2 professional references required: one supervisor reference within the last 12 months worked and one peer or supervisor reference within the last 3 years worked, including dates of employment and rehire eligibility
• Valid driver's license required to validate legal name at time of consideration
• No prior direct employment (full-time, part-time, or PRN) with any CommonSpirit-affiliated facility, including CHI or Dignity, within the past year; PRN employment through outside staffing firms will be considered

Responsibilities

• Acute care ICU setting with 8 beds
• Primarily medical ICU patient population with common ICU diagnoses
• Patient ratios of 1:1-2
• Cares for tele and ventilator patients; must be able to read and interpret EKG strips
• Charge nurse available and generally does not take patients but assists with break relief
• Hospitalist or Intensivist in house, with RT and Pharmacy available 24/7
• Uses Cerner EMR
• 12-hour night shifts from 7pm-7:30am with bedside report
• Every other weekend required
• First to float to sister facilities and MedSurg unit at Woodland (max 4 patients)
• Self-scheduling available, finalized by manager, with schedules released 4 weeks out
• Floor-specific orientation of 1-2 days with a preceptor
• Provide direct patient care to medically complex ICU patients in a horseshoe-layout unit adjacent to PACU, suitable for a basic ICU RN traveler
• Required to complete a Relias Dysrhythmia exam prior to acceptance, to be finished within 24-48 hours with up to 2 attempts
• Required to pass a sterile technique test for Foley catheter insertion and central line dressing changes on the first day of orientation
• Failure of the Relias exam or sterile technique test on the second attempt results in ineligibility for 6 months with CommonSpirit Sacramento region and Arizona facilities
• Travelers will work 2 of the 3 major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's), with final scheduling determined by the manager; holiday time off considered but not guaranteed
• Scrub color is navy, with undershirts in navy, white, or black; scrub jackets optional and must be navy if worn
• Floating expected to sister Sacramento-area facilities and to the MedSurg unit at Woodland, with rare mid-shift floats to other facilities
• Hospital may cancel up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment

Benefits

• High Pay and Bonuses
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with Day 1 Options
• 401(k) Plan
• Weekly Payroll DepositFree Online CEUs
• Generous Housing Allowance
• Travel and Licensure Reimbursements
• Non-taxed Per Diem and Subsidy
• Traveler Rewards and Discounts

Job ID: P-770880

Open Positions: 1