Job Title
Registered Nurse – ICU
Location
La Jolla, CA | Acute Care
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | Nights | 3x12-Hour Shifts (19:00–07:30)
Key Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care in an ICU setting, delivering high-acuity nursing services in accordance with facility standards and protocols
- Float to like units or lower-acuity units across up to 5 hospital campuses as needed (excluding the ED)
- Complete a minimum of 4 weekend shifts per 4-week cycle and at least one holiday, including the associated holiday weekend
- Utilize EPIC electronic health record system throughout all aspects of patient care and documentation
- Complete assigned non-billable online modules by the required deadlines
Required Qualifications
- Active California RN License (Temporary or Permanent; no EMSA) required at time of submission
- BLS (AHA) required
- ACLS (AHA) required
- NIHSS required (may be obtained or renewed during onboarding if needed)
- Minimum 2+ years of concurrent ICU experience
- Travel nursing experience required
- EPIC or combined EPIC/Cerner experience within the last 6 months of work history required
- Maximum 7 days of requested time off (RTO); no new RTO requests after submission
- 1 supervisory-level reference required at time of submission
- Valid copies of all required certifications and Nursys verification must be submitted with application
- Must live more than 100 miles from the facility to be eligible; candidates who have been on assignment in the San Diego area for 9 or more months are considered local and are not eligible
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Experience floating across multiple hospital campuses or health system environments
- Familiarity with SDU and Telemetry care settings in addition to ICU
- Combined EPIC and Cerner EHR proficiency
Why Join Us
- Opportunity to gain experience across a large, multi-campus health system with diverse patient populations and acuity levels
- Multiple available start dates offering scheduling flexibility for qualified travel nurses