Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Carmichael, CA
Malone Healthcare - Nursing
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Internal Job Description

Med Sol prescreens need 2 sup refs from modality submitting to (charge accepted) at submittal; 1 w/in 12 mo. & 1 w/in 3 years worked Candidates may not have been directly employed (full time, part time, or PRN) by any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity within the past year. Candidates who were employed PRN through outside firms will be considered. **THIS POSITION MAY FLOAT BETWEEN SICU (SURGICAL ICU) and TICU (TRAUMA ICU) DEPENDING ON CENSUS. BOTH SETS OF UNIT NOTES ARE BELOW** - Unit: SICU - St John's ICU - Surgical ICU (background exp needed with surgical patients CEA, fem-pop, EVARs, laparotomies, thoracic surgeries) - # beds: 10 - Certs: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS - Ratios: 1:1 - 2 - EMR: Cerner - Charge Nurse: Yes, generally does not take patients, but will do break relief. - Nurse Aides: Yes as Safety Attendants (sitters) - Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend - Holidays: Rotate in with core staff - Scrub Color: Navy - under shirts must be navy, white, or black. Scrub jackets are optional, must be navy. - Tele: Yes, must be able to read and interpret EKG strips. - Vents: Yes - Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: Yes, Hospitalist or Intensivist - IV Team: No - RT 24/7: Yes - Pharmacy 24/7: Yes - Shifts: 12 hr shifts. Shift starts 645. Report is at the bedside. OT and extra shifts are available. Self-scheduling is used, but is not finalized until Manager balances it. Schedules are out 4 weeks. Travelers can access their schedules from home and make themselves "available" for extra shifts and make trades with other staff. Block scheduling is generally not available. - Floating: All other Sacramento facilities. Mid-shift float to another facility is rare, but can happen. - Floor specific orientation: 1 - 2 days on the floor with preceptor. - Common diagnosis / Types of patients Postop recoveries - primarily vascular, Fempops, VATs, thoracic, open belly surgeries. CRRT, ECMO. Line placements are common. - Unit: TICU - # beds: 8 - Certs: BLS, ACLS, TNCC, NIHSS. Prefer trauma experience. - Ratios: 1:1 - 2. 1:1 IABP and donor patients. IABP is not 1:1 - EMR: Cerner - Charge Nurse: Yes, generally does not take patients, but will do break relief. - Nurse Aides: Yes as Safety Attendants (sitters) - Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend - Holidays: Rotate in with core staff - Scrub Color: Navy - under shirts must be navy, white, or black. Scrub jackets are optional, must be navy. - Tele: Yes, must be able to read and interpret EKG strips. - Vents: Yes - Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: Yes, Hospitalist or Intensivist - IV Team: Resource nurse available if needed. - RT 24/7: Yes - Pharmacy 24/7: Yes and ICU Pharmacy open during dayshift. - Shifts: 12 hr shifts. Shift starts 645. Report is at the bedside. OT and extra shifts are available. Self-scheduling is used, but is not finalized until Manager balances it. Schedules are out 4 weeks. Travelers can access their schedules from home and make themselves "available" for extra shifts and make trades with other staff. Block scheduling is generally not available. - Floating: All other Sacramento facilities. Mid-shift float to another facility is rare, but can happen. Travelers are first to float. - Floor specific orientation: 1 - 2 days on the floor with preceptor. - Common diagnosis / Types of patients: All trauma cases, CRRT, rapid infusers. Line insertions are common. - Additional Notes: Interdiciplinary rounds are done on every patient on days.