ICU RN
Long Beach, California
Saint Mary Medical Center

ICU RN

Overview

• Travel contract in Long Beach, California
• 13-week assignment
• 12-hour night shifts
• 36 hours per week

Unit Details

• ICU unit
• 32 beds, licensed for 40, set up in pods of 8
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 2:1
• Floating: Tele and any ED ICU/Tele holds

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license in California
• BLS
• ACLS
• NIHSS
• 2 full years of ICU experience
• Available to work 2 of the 3 major holidays

Preferred Qualifications

• 3 years of ICU experience

Schedule

• Every other weekend
• Holidays rotate with core staff

Clinical Environment

• Charge nurse present with no patient assignment
• Resource RN may take a patient assignment
• Usually 1 nurse aide on days only
• No monitor techs; RNs read and interpret their own strips
• Pressors, antiarrhythmics, sedation, and vents are used
• Hospitalist or intensivist in house
• RT and pharmacy available 24/7

Orientation

• Day 1: 8 hours with ICU educator and 4 hours with preceptor
• Day 2: 12 hours with preceptor

Patient Population

• Higher level neuro, cardiac, PCI, sepsis, ETOH, stroke
• Ventrics, TBI, Camino ICP monitoring

Additional Notes

• Huddle report and bedside report
• No acrylic nails or gel polish allowed during assignment