Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Merced, CA
First Connect Health
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced ICU Registered Nurse to join a 20-bed Intensive Care Unit at a Trauma Level II facility. The ideal candidate will be clinically strong, flexible with floating, and prepared to accept an offer if extended. This role requires comfort caring for high-acuity patients and the ability to float to other units as needed.

Shift: 12-hour Day or Night shifts (7:00 AM / 7:00 PM)

Trauma Level: II
Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours/week

Required Experience

• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience
• Strong critical care assessment and clinical decision-making skills
• Comfortable floating to Med-Surg, Telemetry, and caring for boarded ICU patients in the ED
• Ability to manage 4–5 patients when floated

Certifications & Licensure

• BLS
• ACLS
• NIHSS
• CCRN preferred
• Basic Critical Care Course preferred

Unit Details

• Beds: 20
• Nurse-to-Patient Ratio: 1:1 – 1:2
• Charting System: Cerner
• Telemetry: GE (nurses must read and interpret their own strips)
• Scrub Color: Navy
• Charge Nurse: Each shift (no patient assignment; serves as unit resource)
• Nurse Aides: None

Clinical Support

• Respiratory Therapy: In-house 24/7 (manages ventilators)
• Pharmacy: 24/7
• IV Team: No – strong IV skills required
• Hospitalist Coverage: Internal Medicine 24/7
• Intensivist Coverage: Pulmonologists act as intensivists (not in-house 24/7)

Common Diagnoses & Skills

• Sepsis
• DKA and hyperglycemia management
• COPD
• GI Bleeds
• Post-operative ICU recovery
• PCI cardiac services (not a STEMI center)
• CVA (no dedicated Neuro ICU)
• Sedation and vasoactive drips: Versed, Propofol, Norepinephrine
• Comfortable with ABCDE bundle and ventilated patients

Floating & Orientation

• Floating: Required (ICU floats to Med-Surg and Tele; travelers are first to float)
• Orientation:
  • 2 shifts in ICU
  • 1 shift on a general floor