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Mercy Hospital

Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,576 per week

Mercy Hospital, Bakersfield, California, 93399

Salary: Up to $2,576 per week


Certification Details Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS Certs: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS Job Details A hospital in California is looking for an experienced ICU nurse for a travel contract. Job Requirements The right candidate will have 2 full years of experience. Hold an active BLS, ACLS, NIH and CA License. Schedule Information Shifts: 7a, 7p Weekend Requirement: 4 weekend shifts per 4 weeks Holidays: One major and two minors at Christmas time (eves considered minors) 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, try to have resource nurse Nurse Aides: n/a 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 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 vascular surgery, respiratory failure, sepsis typically no peds, rotaprone, glycemic control, oncology patients Additional Details ACLS, BLS, NIHSS;CERNER REQUIRED 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