Travel RN - ICU

Travel RN - ICU

American Traveler

Los Angeles, California, United States

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Days

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 5

$2,346.13/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced ICU RN for a 13-week travel assignment requiring an active CA RN license and 2 years of ICU experience.

Details

• Work in a 32-bed, all-private-room Intensive Care Unit in an acute care hospital setting
• Patient population includes trauma, GSW, severe head trauma, stab wounds, CABG, IABP, CHF, GI bleed, DKA, stroke requiring TPA, long bone fractures, GI surgeries, and major transfusions
• Patient ratios are 1:2, moving to 1:1 for high acuity patients
• Uses Cerner EMR
• Nihon Kohden bedside monitors used; nurses must read and interpret their own telemetry strips
• Manages critical drips including Cardizem, dobutamine, dopamine, TPA, and other critical gtts
• Ventilator management required
• 24/7 in-house hospitalist/intensivist, respiratory therapy, and pharmacy support
• Charge nurse functions as a shift manager without a patient load
• 12-hour day shifts (7a-7p)
• Every other weekend required
• Holiday coverage required for 2 of 3 major holidays
• Floating required to Tele or occasionally ER for holds; travelers are first to float
• Floor-specific orientation of 2 days provided for candidates with Cerner experience

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• LA City Fire & Safety certification required
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
• Minimum 1 year of travel nursing experience required
• Sheath pulling experience preferred
• EKG basic dysrhythmia course, pharmacology, and TNCC preferred
• Must be comfortable with bedside reporting and self-confident clinical practice
• Familiarity with stroke and cardiac prophylactic bundles, ABCDE bundle, and VAP bundle preferred
• Driver's license copy required for consideration
• Two professional references required: one supervisor reference from within the last 12 months worked and one peer or supervisor reference from within the last 3 years worked, each including employment dates and rehire eligibility

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to a high-acuity ICU population including trauma, cardiac, stroke, and GI patients
• Navy scrub color required
• Work alongside a diverse staff team
• Self-scheduling available for new schedules; placement into existing schedules is based on unit need
• No IV team or dedicated nurse aides on the unit
• Hospital may cancel up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12