TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified ICU/Critical Care RN in Northridge, California, 91325!
Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: RN
Specialty: ICU
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: 12H Days
Hours per Shift: 12 hours
Experience: Minimum of 2 years in ICU
License: Required
Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
Must-Have: ICU experience, trauma experience, ability to do neuro assessments
Description:
Unit: ICU with 24 beds.
Certifications required: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS.
Staffing ratios: 1:1 or 1:2.
Electronic Medical Records system used: Cerner Power chart.
Charge Nurse does not take a patient assignment.
Nurse Aides are not available.
Weekend requirements: Every other weekend.
Holiday requirements: One major holiday, one minor holiday for both winter and summer.
Scrub color: Navy.
Tele/Monitor Technicians: 24 hardwire/8 hardwire overflow, RNs must read and interpret strips, no monitor tech available.
Common medication drips include neosynephrine, levophed, vasopressin, amiodarone, dopamine, dobutamine, etc.
Ventilator support is available.
Intensivist is in-house 24/7.
Respiratory Therapy supports are available 24/7.
Pharmacy services are available 24/7.
Nurses will have to float to Telemetry with a ratio of 1:4.
Floor-specific orientation includes two shifts on the unit.
Common diagnoses/types of patients include trauma, MVC, post-cath, post-CABG (no travelers), sepsis, respiratory failure.
CRRT not available; stents and balloon pumps are not available for travelers.
Travelers must have experience performing neuro assessments, but ICP monitoring is not required.
Travelers must possess general medical-surgical ICU experience.
The cancellation policy states the facility can cancel up to four shifts per 13-week assignment or three shifts for assignments that are less than 13 weeks.