Travel Critical Care RN
Fairfield, CA
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Critical Care RN Travel

Location: Fairfield, California
Employment Type: Clinical Nursing Travel
Contract Length: 8 weeks
Shift: Day Shift
Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Job Description

• Deliver safe, effective, quality nursing care based on established nursing philosophy and professional practice models.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care using a holistic approach addressing physiologic, developmental, and psychosocial needs.
• Collaborate with patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams to promote, maintain, and restore health.
• Perform nursing skills, explain treatments, and educate patients and families on health care needs.
• Evaluate care effectiveness and modify plans as necessary.
• Use equipment, instrumentation, and medications safely and competently.
• Delegate tasks appropriately and supervise care team members.
• Advocate for patients’ rights and informed decision-making.
• Provide culturally competent, age-appropriate, ethical care within legal standards.
• Coordinate patient care activities with healthcare professionals and ancillary staff.
• Utilize effective communication for safe patient handoffs and documentation per hospital policies.
• Use manual and automated information systems to enhance efficiency and productivity.
• Contribute to positive patient experiences and assist in complaint resolution.
• Perform all physical duties of the job, including lifting, bending, pushing, pulling, sitting, standing, walking, kneeling, twisting, reaching, and fine motor skills.
• Complete annual organizational employment requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in California
• Minimum 3 years of ICU (Intensive Care Unit) experience, including ICU experience within the last year
• Acute care experience
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification

Additional Information

• Accountable for meeting or exceeding unit and organizational patient satisfaction goals.
• Investigate and provide information regarding physician, employee, and patient complaints to appropriate leadership.

Note: Prior travel experience is not specified as required.