Trauma Neuro ICU RN
Ventura, California
Ventura County Medical Center

Trauma/Neuro ICU RN

Overview

• Travel/contract RN role in Ventura, California
• 13-week contract
• Day shift: 3x12 hours, 6:45 AM–7:15 PM
• 36 hours per week
• Unit ratio: 1:2
• Patient population: Adolescents to geriatrics
• Float required within the service line
• First-timers accepted if minimum requirements are met

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in California
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Trauma ICU (2 years of experience)
• Trauma ICU experience within the last year
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• TNCC - Trauma Nursing Core Course or T-CAR (Trauma Care After Resuscitation)
• NIHSS
• Experience working with Spinal Cord Injury patients
• Experience with CRRT
• Experience with CVVHD
• Experience with external ventricular drains (EVD)
• Experience with therapeutic hypothermia
• Experience with neuro monitoring
• Experience with traumatic brain injury (TBI) management
• Experience with arterial lines
• Experience with central line management
• Experience with conscious or moderate sedation
• Experience with Cerner

Preferred Qualifications

• CPI
• MAB

Skills and Experience

• Surgical Intensive Care Unit experience
• Interpretation/management of dysrhythmias
• Multi-system organ failure
• IV insulin protocols
• GI surgery
• Chronic/acute renal failure
• CVVHD/CRRT
• Shunts and fistula care
• Accessing ports
• Arterial line management
• Blood product administration
• Central line care/PICC line management
• Starting IVs
• Continuous IV sedation/procedural sedation administration
• Titrate cardiac and vasoactive drips
• CVA/acute stroke management
• External ventricular drains (EVD)
• Hypothermia protocol/Artic Sun
• ICP monitoring
• Post neurosurgery management
• Spinal cord injury/TBI
• Assist with chest tube insertion/removal
• Assist with management of BiPAP/CPAP
• Care of ventilated patient/ventilator management
• High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
• Interpretation of ABGs
• Suctioning (ETT, NT)
• Infection prevention, isolation precautions, and PPE use
• Phlebotomy
• Surgical wounds with drains/wound vac

Unit Details

• Ratios: 1:2
• Patient population: Adolescents to geriatrics
• Shift: 3x12 days
• Float required within service line