Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care - $2,438 per week in Glendale, CA

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: RN Specialty: ICU Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12 Hours Nights Hours per Shift: 12 Experience: Minimum of 2 years License: Required Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS Must-Have: - EKG dysrhythmia course (advanced) Description: Unit type is ICU/CCU with 12 beds in either setting. The cancellation policy allows for the hospital to cancel up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment and 3 shifts for assignments that are fewer than 13 weeks.

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: RN Specialty: ICU Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12 Hours Nights Hours per Shift: 12 Experience: Minimum of 2 years License: Required Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS Must-Have: - EKG dysrhythmia course (advanced) Description: Unit type is ICU/CCU with 12 beds in either setting. Certifications needed include ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, and an advanced EKG dysrhythmia course. Staff ratios are 1 to 1 or 1 to 2. The electronic medical record system is Meditech. There is a charge nurse, but no patient assignments. Nurse aides are not utilized. Weekend requirement is every other weekend. Holidays are worked in accordance with permanent staff rotation. Scrub color is navy blue. Telemetry and monitor technicians are GE; they are available if census is high enough. Registered nurses read and interpret telemetry strips. Common drips include Cardizem, Diprivan, Amiodarone, Dopamine, Dobutamine, Fentanyl, and Versed. Ventilation support is available. There is no hospitalist or intensivist in-house; all physicians are independent. An IV team is not present. Respiratory therapy is available 24/7. Pharmacy services are also available 24/7. Shifts are 12 hours, from 7 PM to 7 AM. All staff will float between ICU and CCU, and possibly tele units. Floating to the emergency room is possible, and training will be provided if desired. Floor-specific orientation includes 2-3 shifts on the unit. An additional shift of orientation on the tele unit is available if needed. Three shifts of orientation in the emergency room are provided for those willing to float there. Common diagnoses and types of patients include sepsis, CHF, COPD, and ventilated patients in the ICU. In the CCU, patients may include those with balloon pumps, post-catheterization, open-heart surgery, lobectomies, and thrombectomies that have complications. Travelers cannot take on open-heart or balloon pump cases. The cancellation policy allows for the hospital to cancel up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment and 3 shifts for assignments that are fewer than 13 weeks. Charting is conducted using Cerner. A BSN is not required. The trauma level is unspecified. The care setting is acute. The division is nursing. Floating staff are expected to float as needed.