Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,760 per week

Company: Mercy Hospital Downtown - Bakersfield
Location: Bakersfield
Posted on: October 12, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• ACLS, BLS, NIHSS are required certifications.
  • Job Details
  • A hospital in California is looking for an experienced ICU nurse for a travel contract.
  • The right candidate will have 2 full years of experience, hold an active BLS, ACLS, NIH and CA License.
    • Job Requirements
    • 2 full years of experience as an ICU nurse.
    • Must hold an active BLS, ACLS and NIH certifications.
    • An active CA license is required.
      • Schedule Information
      • Weekend Requirement: 4 weekend shifts per 4 weeks.
      • Holidays: One major and two minors at Christmas time (eves considered minors).
      • Shifts: 7a, 7p.
      • 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, tries to have resource nurse
        • Weekend Requirement: 4 weekend shifts per 4 weeks
        • Holidays: One major and two minors at Christmas time (eves considered minors)
        • 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
        • Floating: Tele or med surg - will be floated to sister facility - Mercy SW.
        • 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 of vascular surgery, respiratory failure, sepsis typically no peds, rotaprone, glycemic control, oncology patients
          • Additional Details
          • 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
          • CERNER experience required

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