ICU RN
Mission Viejo, CA
Bestica
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Travel Registered Nurse – ICU Float Pool
📍 Mission Viejo, California | 📅 13 Weeks | 🗓️ Start Date: November 3, 2026

Join the ICU Float Pool at an acute care hospital in Mission Viejo, California. This assignment is suited for an ICU nurse comfortable floating between critical care units and lower-acuity areas based on facility needs.

📌 Assignment Highlights

• Specialty: Intensive Care Unit (ICU) – Float Pool
• Location: Mission Viejo, CA
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Start Date: November 3, 2026
• Shift: Nights, 3×12-hour shifts
• Shift Hours: 7:00 PM–7:30 AM
• Patient Ratio: 1:2
• Experience Required: Minimum 1 year
• First-Time Travelers: Accepted
• Charting System: Epic
• Floating: Required between ICU floors and potentially lower-acuity units, including telemetry
• Weekend Requirement: At least every other weekend; may exceed this based on unit needs
• On-Call: Not required
• Guaranteed Hours: Facility may call off once per two-week pay period
• Local Radius: 50 miles; contact the account manager regarding local rates
• Possible Additional Location: Providence Mission Laguna

🩺 Your Responsibilities

• Provide critical care to adult and geriatric patients in ICU settings.
• Monitor hemodynamic status and respond to changes in patient condition.
• Manage ventilated patients and provide respiratory support, including BiPAP/CPAP and high-flow nasal cannula.
• Administer and titrate cardiac and vasoactive drips.
• Manage arterial lines, central lines, PICCs, and IV therapy.
• Administer blood products and provide continuous IV sedation.
• Care for patients with acute or chronic renal failure and multisystem organ dysfunction.
• Support neurological care, including acute stroke management and ICP monitoring when qualified.
• Monitor cardiac rhythms and manage dysrhythmias.
• Float to other ICU floors or lower-acuity units, including telemetry, as assigned and within scope of practice.

✅ Required Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of ICU nursing experience
• Current ACLS certification
• Current BLS/BCLS certification
• NIH/NIHSS certification — confirm the exact required credential with the facility
• Epic charting experience
• Ability and willingness to float to different ICU floors and lower-acuity units
• Availability to work required weekends and major holidays

⭐ Preferred Qualifications

• Teaching hospital experience
• Level I or Level II trauma experience
• CPI certification
• MAB certification
• Experience with ECMO, IABP, Swan-Ganz monitoring, and post-cardiac surgery care
• Experience with EVDs, ICP monitoring, and post-neurosurgery management
• Chemotherapy administration experience
• Chest tube management and sheath removal experience

🏥 Unit & Facility Details

• Unit: Float Pool Pod A – ICU
• Facility Type: Acute Care Hospital
• Total Staffed Beds: 488
• Patient Population: Adults and geriatrics
• Charting System: Epic
• Scrubs: Royal blue for RNs
• Parking: Free
• Orientation: 24 hours

📋 Important Contract Requirements

• Major Holidays: Must be available to work 3 of the 5 major holidays, as specified in the job overview.
• Scheduling Requests: Requests related to outside employment will not be considered.
• Requested Time Off: Must be submitted at the time of candidate submission.
• Block Scheduling: Subject to manager discretion.
• Pending License: Not accepted.
• Floating: May be required for up to 100% of shifts, including floating to lower-acuity units.
• Weekend Coverage: May exceed every other weekend to meet unit needs.
• COVID-19 Vaccine: Not required.
  • Flu Vaccine: Facility policy not specified.