Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,573 per week

Certification Details ACLS, BLS, NIHSS are required certifications. Job Details A hospital in California is looking for an experienced ICU nurse for a travel contract. The right candidate will have 2 full years of experience, hold an active BLS, ACLS, NIH and CA License. Job Requirements 2 full years of experience as an ICU nurse. Must hold an active BLS, ACLS and NIH certifications. An active CA license is required. Schedule Information Weekend Requirement: 4 weekend shifts per 4 weeks. Holidays: One major and two minors at Christmas time (eves considered minors). Shifts: 7a, 7p. Call: If staff reduced, would be put on call. Unit Specific Information Unit: ICU beds: 20 Ratios: 1 to 1 or 1 to 2 EMR: Cerner Charge Nurse: Nurse Shift Manager or Charge Nurse Each Shift, tries to have resource nurse Weekend Requirement: 4 weekend shifts per 4 weeks Holidays: One major and two minors at Christmas time (eves considered minors) Scrub Color: Navy Blue Tele: Phillips Vents: Yes - RT manage, nurse troubleshoot Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: Not 24/7 but starting 24/7 will be on call 24/7 IV Team: PICC/Midline team RT 24/7: In unit 24/7 Pharmacy 24/7: Yes Floating: Tele or med surg - will be floated to sister facility - Mercy SW. Floor specific orientation: Minimum 2 shifts plus one for Cerner Common diagnosis/Types of patients: Neuro, radical cancer surgeries, DaVinci, abdominal cases, urology cases, CVA, TPA, not a specific cardiac facility, so true cardiac needing intervention gets sent to memorial, small amount of vascular surgery, respiratory failure, sepsis typically no peds, rotaprone, glycemic control, oncology patients Additional Details Nurses will work both campuses but rare they would float mid shift. Night shift minimum 2 yrs. experience for both campuses. Nights, EOW, first to float CERNER experience required