ICU RN
Bakersfield, California
Mercy Hospital Downtown

ICU RN (Registered Nurse) Travel Contract

Overview

• Location: Bakersfield, California
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Nights, 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Unit: ICU, 20 beds

Required Qualifications

• 2 full years of experience
• Active BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications
• Active California RN license

Schedule

• Weekends: 4 weekend shifts per 4 weeks
• Holidays: One major and two minor holidays at Christmas (eves count as minor)

Unit and Staffing

• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:1 or 1:2
• Charge nurse: Nurse shift manager or charge nurse each shift; a resource nurse is preferred when possible
• Nurse aides: Not available
• Hospitalist or intensivist: Not in house 24/7, but on call 24/7
• Respiratory therapy: In unit 24/7; manages ventilators while the nurse troubleshoots
• Pharmacy: Available 24/7
• IV team: PICC/Midline team
• Scrub color: Navy blue
• On-call: If staffing is reduced, nurses are placed on call

Float Scope

• Floats may include ER, Telemetry, and Med Surg
• May float to a sister facility in the system; nurses are first to float
• Nurses work both campuses but rarely float mid-shift

Orientation

• Floor-specific orientation: minimum 2 shifts, plus 1 additional shift for the electronic medical record system

Patient Population

• Neuro, radical cancer surgeries, DaVinci cases, abdominal cases, urology cases, CVA, TPA, small amount of vascular surgery, respiratory failure, sepsis, rotaprone, glycemic control, oncology patients
• Typically no pediatric patients
• Not a dedicated cardiac facility; true cardiac cases needing intervention are transferred elsewhere