PCU Float RN
San Diego, California
UC San Diego Float Pool

PCU Float Registered Nurse

Location: San Diego, California Start: January 4th Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Night, 3x12-hour shifts (19:00 to 7:30); 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Assignment Overview

• This is an ER holding unit. Staff will care for PCU patients while working in the ER unit.
• Must be open to floating between two campuses. If census permits, may float to all PCU units across the system.
• Patient population: ED inpatient. ICU or IMU/PCU experience is required. Patients include cardiac, LVAD, pulmonary HTN, cancer, respiratory, surgical, and transplant.
• Documentation system: Epic

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in California
• PCU Float (2 years of experience)
• PCU Float experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association, RQI, National Health Care Provider Solutions, Military Training Network, or Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
• BLS issued by American Heart Association, RQI, National Health Care Provider Solutions, Military Training Network, or Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• IV start
• Phlebotomy
• ICU (Intensive Care Unit) experience

Health and Compliance Requirements

• Background checks: Criminal check (county, national, sexual offender), SSN trace, HHS/OIG, and California Medi-Cal search. Medi-Cal search must be run within 30 days of start and re-run monthly.
• Drug screen: 9-panel drug screen within 30 days of start
• TB: Negative Q Gold or T-Spot within 3 months of start, or two PPDs (first within 1 year of start, second within 3 months)
• TB questionnaire: Required annually
• Physical exam: Within 1 year of start
• Tdap: Within 10 years of start
• Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella: Positive titer or 2 vaccines required
• Hepatitis B: Titer and/or vaccine documentation, or signed declination as a last option
• Flu: Vaccination or declination form, deadline October 31
• Fit test: Passed N95 fit test on file by documents due date; float pool RNs may not complete fit testing after Day 1 orientation

Preferred or Conditional Items

• References: Two leadership references are required. Highly preferred: one from a manager, supervisor, or director, and one from a Charge RN who directly supervised the candidate.
• IV certification and Management of Assaultive Behavior (MAB): May be required for certain units. Unit descriptions are not available for float pool placements, so confirm requirements with the recruiter.