ICU RN
Redlands, California
Redlands Community Hospital

ICU RN

Overview

• Travel/Contract role in Redlands, California
• 13-week assignment
• Day shift: 3x12 hours, 7:00–19:30
• 36 hours per week
• ICU RN for a community hospital ICU
• On call, weekends, and float required
• First-time travelers will be considered

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in California
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• ICU - Intensive Care Unit (2 years of experience)
• ICU - Intensive Care Unit experience within the last year
• ACLS issued by American Heart Association
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• NIHSS
• Experience with:

  • Interpretation and Management of dysrhythmias
  • Multi-system Organ Failure
  • Post Cardiac Surgery (Not directly from the OR)
  • IV insulin protocols
  • GI surgery
  • Chronic/Acute Renal failure
  • Accessing Ports
  • Arterial line management
  • Blood Product Administration
  • Central line care/management
  • PICC line management
  • Starting IVs
  • Continuous IV sedation
  • Procedural sedation administration
  • Titrate cardiac drips
  • Titrate vasoactive drips
  • CVA/acute stroke management
  • External ventricular drains (EVD)
  • Hypothermia protocol/Arctic Sun
  • ICP monitoring
  • Post neurosurgery management
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Assist with management of BiPAP
  • Assist with management of CPAP
  • Assist with chest tube insertion/removal
  • Care of ventilated patient
  • High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
  • Interpretation of ABGs
  • Suctioning (ETT, NT)
  • Ventilator management
  • Infection prevention
  • Isolation precautions/use of PPE
  • Phlebotomy
  • Surgical wounds with drains/Wound Vac

Preferred Qualifications

• Neuro Intensive Care Unit experience
• Surgical Intensive Care Unit experience
• ECMO
• Post cardiac surgery experience directly from the OR
• Pre/Post Cardiac Cath/intervention
• Pulmonary Artery Line/Swan Ganz monitoring
• Sheath Removal

Additional Notes

• Meditech documentation
• SBAR communication
• Dress code: blue scrubs, not provided, plain/no logos