Registered Nurse Neurosurgery ICU Night Shift

RN - ICU

Shift: Night 3x12-Hour (17:00 - 05:30) Description: Years of experience required: 2. First-timers accepted: Yes. Weekends required: Every other. Certifications required: ACLS, BLS. Experience required: Trauma III. On-call required: No. Will this traveler need to float between like units? Yes. Open to accommodating block schedule? Yes. Locals accepted: Yes. Pending license accepted: No. RTO Restrictions: RTO must be included at time of submission. Guaranteed Hours: Facility is able to call off once per two week pay period. Hospital Highlights:

Type of Facility: Acute Care Hospital
Total Staffed Beds: 277
Scrub Color: RNs: Royal Blue or Navy blue
Charting: Epic
Parking Cost: Free Parking!
Skills:

Accessing/Managing Ports*
Arterial line management
Assist with Chest Tube Insertion/Removal
BiPAP/CPAP management
Blood Product Administration
Carbon monoxide poisoning*
Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU)*
Care of Ventilated Patient
Central line care/management
Central Venous Pressure Monitoring (CVP)
Chronic/Acute Renal failure
Continuous IV paralytics/Neuromuscular blockade
Continuous IV sedation
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)*
CVA/Acute Stroke management
Decompression Sickness
Emergency Medications
Epicardial Pacing Wire Care and Management*
External ventricular drain (EVD)*
Fresh tracheostomy
GI surgery
High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
Hypothermia protocol/Arctic Sun
ICP monitoring
Impella*
Infection Prevention
Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs)
Interpretation of dysrhythmias
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)*
Isolation Precautions/PPE
IV insulin protocols
Lumbar drains
Management of dysrhythmias
Management of patient with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure
Medical Intensive Care Unit
Neuro Intensive Care Unit
Obtain 12 lead EKG/ECG
PICC line management
Post Cardiac Surgery (directly from the OR)*
Post Cardiac Surgery (Not directly from the OR)*
Post Craniotomy
Post Neurosurgery management
Pre/Post Cardiac Cath/intervention
Procedural Sedation Administration/Monitoring
Pulmonary Artery Line/Swan Ganz monitoring*
Pulmonary edema
Pulmonary embolism
Respiratory failure
Sheath Removal
Spinal cord injury
Starting and maintaining IVs
Suctioning (ETT, NT)
Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Titrate Cardiac drips
Titrate Vasoactive drips
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
Trauma Intensive Care Unit
Traumatic Brain injury
Valve Repair/Replacement
Ventilator Management
Unit Details:

Staffing & Scheduling: Scheduling Type: Other
Patient Ratios: Days: 2, Nights: 2, Weekends: 2
Float Required: Sister facility - approx 16-20 miles away - rare occurrence
Call Required: No
Weekend Coverage: True
Number of Weekend Shifts Per Contract:
Pre-Approved Time Off: One
Orientation Hours: 40
Facility & Patient Care Details:

Patient Age Groups: Adolescents, Adults, Geriatrics
Daily Census: 20
Number of Rooms:
Number of Beds: 26
Interdisciplinary Support: IV Teams, Physical Therapy, Respiratory Services, Interpretation Services, Phlebotomy, Radiology, Social Services, Rapid Response Teams, Pharmacy, Transportation, Unit Secretary
Patient Diagnoses: Cardiac, Neuro, Med-surg, Trauma patients.
Level II Trauma Center
Special Procedures/Unit Details: CARDIAC: Hypothermia s/p Cardiac Arrest Open Heart Surgery CABG (coronary artery bypass graft), TBI (traumatic brain injury) Primary Stroke Center TNK, CRRT, TAVR Level 2 Trauma Services
Special Equipment: Arctic Sun, IABC, RRCC, Impella, EVD, Belmont, Cheetah Monitor and Flo Trac #Tier3
Travel Compliance:

SSN DOB RTO must be included at time of the submission
Holidays: Traveler must be willing to work 2 out of the 3 major holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year
Can only submit to 1 location within the region
Requires specific amount of exp. (ex: 1 or 2 yrs required for submission)
Valid CA License in hand
Local radius: 50 Mile Radius Rule Applies
Local rule: accepted at lower BR
Candidates will float within hospital or to an affiliate hospitals nearby
Copy of Certifications
Specific Charting Exp.: Epic
Return Staff Policy: 3 months to return as traveler
References Required: 2 References covering 1 year (6 months for CNAs) within the last 3 years during the compliance process and prior to start. Can include Charge RNs/Lead
Travelers may be expected to float between sister facilities nearby your contracted facility. Travelers' refusal to float may result in termination of assignment and/or forfeiture of guaranteed hours.
If required for the assignment, Client agrees to supply Providers with communication devices (i.e. cell phone, pager, etc.) needed to perform the duties as assigned at no cost to Provider or Agency. If Client does not provide a mobile phone required for the assignment, Client agrees to pay Agency monthly, for all work-related cell phone use by each Provider, up to a maximum amount of $50.00 as invoiced by Agency. Providers will be responsible for submitting monthly cell phone bill directly to Agency.
Housing: Please have your traveler look into housing options in the area, as options may be limited
Modules: Modules are non-billable, average 16 hours spent. Over 20 hours requires PM approval. Modules are completed pre-start, and annually. Time spent on modules is self-reported, completion is recorded in Workramp transcripts.
Client Details:
Address: 1165 Montgomery Drive, City: Santa Rosa, State: CA, Zip Code: 95401