Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care in Los Angeles, CA

Registered Nurse (RN) | Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Agency: Concentric Healthcare Staffing
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Job Title

Registered Nurse – ICU (Intensive Care Unit)

Location

Los Angeles, CA | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Full-Time | Onsite | 12-Hour Day or Night Shifts (7:00 AM / 7:00 PM start times) | Every other weekend required | 2 out of 3 holidays required

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a 32-bed, all-private-room ICU with a standard 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio, adjusting to 1:1 for high-acuity patients
• Independently read and interpret cardiac monitor strips using Nihon Kohden bedside monitors
• Manage and titrate critical drips including Cardizem, dobutamine, dopamine, TPA, and other vasoactive/critical infusions
• Operate and manage ventilated patients; apply ABCDE bundle principles to support ventilator weaning, delirium prevention, and ICU mobility
• Deliver care to a high-acuity patient population including trauma, GSW, severe head trauma, CABG, IABP, CHF, GI bleed, DKA, stroke (TPA), and major transfusions
• Conduct bedside report and apply prophylactic bundles for stroke, cardiac, and VAP (ventilator-associated pneumonia) protocols; float to Telemetry or ER (for holds) as needed

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license valid in California
• BLS certification required
• ACLS certification required
• NIHSS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
• Minimum 1 year of travel nursing experience required

Preferred Experience / Skills

• EKG basic dysrhythmia course, pharmacology coursework, and/or TNCC certification
• Prior experience with Cerner EMR (candidates with Cerner experience may receive a reduced 2-day floor orientation)
• Sheath pulling experience
• Familiarity with prophylactic bundles for stroke and cardiac patients, the ABCDE bundle, and VAP prevention protocols

Why Join Us

• Work in a well-supported ICU environment with 24/7 intensivist/hospitalist coverage, 24/7 respiratory therapy, and 24/7 pharmacy on-site
• Self-scheduling is available when joining a new schedule cycle, offering a degree of flexibility for travel nurses