TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified ICU/Critical Care RN in Glendale, California, 91204!
Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: RN (Registered Nurse)
Specialty: ICU (Intensive Care Unit)
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: 12 hour Days, Every Other Weekend, First to Float
Hours per Shift: 12
Experience: 2 years
License: Required
Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
Must-Have: Advanced EKG dysrhythmia course
Description:
Unit Notes:
Unit Type: ICU/CCU
Bed Capacity: 12 beds each for CCU and ICU
Ratios: 1 to 1 or 1 to 2
Charting System: Meditech
Charge Nurse: Yes, with no patient assignments
Nurse Aides: No
Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
Holidays: Work them in with permanent staff rotation
Scrub Color: Navy
Tele/Monitor Techs: GE, monitor tech available with high census, RN's read and interpret strips
Drips: Cardizem, Diprivan, Amiodarone, Dopamine, Dobutamine, Fentanyl, Versed
Ventilators: Yes
Clientist or Intensivist: No, all independent physicians
IV Team: No
Respiratory Therapy: 24/7 available
Pharmacy: 24/7 available
Shift Details: 12 hour shifts, 7 AM to 7 PM
Floating Policy: All staff will float between ICU and CCU, and possibly telemetry
Orientation: Floor-specific orientation includes 2-3 shifts on unit, additional shifts if floating to telemetry or emergency department
Common Diagnoses / Types of Patients:
ICU Patients: Sepsis, Congestive Heart Failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Ventilated patients
CCU Patients: Balloon pumps, post catheterization care, open heart surgeries, lobectomies, thrombectomies, spinal patients (1 to 1 for first 6 hours)
Travelers cannot take any patients with open hearts or balloon pumps
Cancellation Policy: Client may cancel up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment
Trauma Level: Not specified
Care Setting: Acute
Division: Nursing
Shift Notes: 12 hour Days, Every Other Weekend, First to Float
Required Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS