Location: Oakland, California
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Day, 3x12-hour shifts, 7:00 to 19:30 (12 hours per day, 36 hours per week)
Assignment Details
Ability to float to other facilities in the system as needed.
Required Qualifications
Valid RN license in California
PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care (5 years of experience)
PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care experience within the last year
BLS issued by American Heart Association
PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support issued by American Heart Association
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Experience in a(n) Teaching Hospital setting
Onboarding and Pre-Start Requirements
Competencies: Medication/pharmacology competency exam (80% minimum, completed within a year of start); unit-specific competency exam (80% minimum, completed within 12 months of start); Core Parts I, II, and III (80% minimum, completed within a year prior to start and updated annually) through Relias, RN.com, or Healthcare Source
Telemetry exam: Pass/fail on the first day of orientation, with 2 attempts to pass; required for pediatric areas
Background and screening: 7-year criminal background check within 30 days of start and renewed annually; EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start; state license primary source verification within 30 days of start; 7 years of verified work history
Drug testing: Standard 9-panel test excluding THC, within 30 days of start, re-run every 2 years; negative dilute and instant/rapid tests are not accepted
Health: Physical exam within 1 year of start, signed by an MD, DO, NP, APRN, or PA; TB clearance (QuantiFERON within 3 months prior to start for candidates signed on or after 07/15/2026, or the TB questionnaire process if applicable); MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) titers or 2 vaccines; varicella titer or 2 vaccines (history of disease not accepted); Hepatitis B immunity documentation or declination; Tdap within the last 10 years or a declination with a prior Tdap on file; flu vaccine or declination for the 11/1 to 4/30 season; fit mask testing within 1 year of start, updated annually
Documentation: Current resume covering the last 7 years of work history; two supervisory references from the most recent place of employment; unit-specific skills checklist, updated annually
Training: Facility learning modules (RNs starting on a Tuesday must complete them before Day 1); annual cyber security training and quiz (80% minimum); HIPAA training
Facility
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
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