ICU RN
Los Angeles, CA
Secure Nursing Service LLC
3x12 hrs, Days

Unit

ICU

Guaranteed Hours

36 hours per week

Years of Experience

2 Years

Required Certifications

ACLS, BLS Certification, LA City Fire & Safety, NIHSS

Shift Notes

12 hr Nights, EOW, First to Float

Charting System

Cerner

Unit Notes
- Unit: ICU- Intensive Care Unit
- # beds: 32 all private rooms
- Certs: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, 2 yrs of ICU, 1 yr travel-required. Prefer- EKG basic dysrhymia course, pharmacology, TNCC.
- Ratios: 1:2 unless high acuity then 1:1
- EMR: Cerner
- Charge Nurse: Shift manager- doesn't take patient load
- Nurse Aides: None
- Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
- Holidays: 2/3 holidays
- Scrub Color: Navy
- Tele/Monitor Techs: Nihon Kohden monitors at bedside- must read and interpret own strips
- Drips: Cardizem, dobutamine, dopamine, TPA, all critical gtts
- Vents: Yes
- Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: yes - 24/7
- IV Team: No
- RT 24/7: Yes
- Pharmacy 24/7: Yes
- Shifts: 12 hr shifts- 7a, 7p

--Scheduling-Travelers work with their respective shift manager for scheduling. Self scheduling is acceptable on a new schedule but when added to a current schedule, they’re plugged in where needed.