CVICU RN
San Diego, California
UC San Diego Float Pool

Registered Nurse – CVICU (Travel/Contract, Float Pool)

Location: San Diego, California Contract length: 13 weeks Shift: Night, 3x12-hour shifts, 19:00 to 07:30 Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week

Schedule

• A 4-week schedule is sent to the RN two weeks ahead.
• Blocked or self-scheduling is not allowed.
• The RN receives a phone call 2 hours before the shift that identifies the location for that shift.

Float Pool Scope

• Float pool locations: three sites in the health system. The RN must be willing to work across all three during the contract.
• The RN may float to the emergency department inpatient overflow area (ER).

Required Qualifications

• Must have CVICU experience, including hands-on experience with:

  • Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP)
  • Swan-Ganz catheter
  • Epicardial pacing wire
• 2 years of experience
• Skills:

  • A-lines and phlebotomy (hard stop)
  • PICC lines
  • Chest tubes
  • Ventilators, telemetry, and IV starts
• Certifications: ACLS, BCLS, and NIH
• Float pool RNs also require BLS and NIH stroke certification.
• Medication test: passing score of 80% or higher.
• Clinical competency exam: passing score of 80% or higher.
• Color blindness test (online is acceptable).

Preferred Qualifications

• Pulmonary artery lines
• ICP experience
• BSN

Patient Population

• Cardiac, neuro, general, stroke, medical, surgical, kidney, liver and solid organ transplant, and trauma.
• Candidates must list all areas of expertise.

Compliance and Onboarding

• Background check: Must be completed within 6 months of start. Includes SSN trace, county criminal, sex offender, and national criminal database searches. All aliases must be included.
• Exclusion and sanctions checks: EPLS/SAM and HHS/OIG must be completed within 30 days of start and re-run monthly. The California Medi-Cal search must be completed within 30 days of start and re-run monthly.
• Driving: A DMV search is required for travelers who will drive for the position. Individuals with a DUI in the last 5 years cannot drive for the position.
• Physical: Completed within 1 year of start. Must be performed by an MD, DO, PA, or NP. Must be redone after a service break of 30 days or more.
• Drug screen: 9-panel drug screen within 30 days of start. Must be re-run after a service break of 30 days or more.
• TB: Either a negative Quantiferon or T-SPOT within 3 months of start, or two PPDs (first within 1 year, second within 3 months of start). TB questionnaire required annually.
• Immunizations:

  • Tdap within 10 years of start. If the candidate declines, a titer within 1 year of start and a signed declination form are required.
  • Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella: positive titer, or 2 vaccines. Negative or equivocal titers require 2 boosters at least 28 days apart.
  • Hepatitis B: a vaccine series with positive titer, or a positive titer with a signed declination. A declination alone is accepted only as a last option.
  • Flu vaccine is strongly preferred during flu season. Candidates who decline must complete a declination form. Deadline is October 31.
• Fit testing: Must pass one of the following N95 masks, updated annually: 1870+ (must have the plus sign), 1860 regular, 1860 small, or 3M 8210 regular. Float pool RNs must have a passed fit test on file by the documentation due date and cannot complete fit testing after Day 1 orientation.
• References: Two standard-or-above references covering the past 2 years, from leadership in the same profession. Highly preferred: one from a manager, supervisor, or director, and one from a charge RN who directly supervised the candidate. If a manager is unavailable, two charge RNs are acceptable if both directly supervised the candidate. References cannot be pending at start.