ICU Registered Nurse
San Francisco, California
UCSF Health Stanyan Hospital

ICU Registered Nurse

Overview

• Location: San Francisco, California
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: 12-hour night shifts (19:00 to 07:30), with variable shift days
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Float Scope: Ability to float to other facilities in the system

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in California
• 2 years of ICU experience with a 2:1 patient-to-nurse ratio
• ICU experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment within the past 12 months
• AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), required for all ICUs. AHA RQI certificates are accepted.
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI). Original card required during orientation and whenever working.
• NIHSS
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Pre-Start Requirements

• Background:

  • 7-year criminal check, within 30 days of start and renewed annually
  • EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks, within 30 days of start
  • Third-party education verification of highest level attained (copy of diploma or transcript accepted)
  • Drug testing: standard 9-panel excluding THC, within 30 days of start and repeated every 2 years. Negative dilute and instant/rapid tests not accepted.
• Identification: Current, valid driver's license, government photo ID, or US passport matching the professional license. Badge photo must be on file by the Monday before start.
• Health:

  • Physical exam within 1 year of start, with physician statement of fitness to work, signed by an MD, DO, NP, APRN, or PA
  • TB: Annual TB questionnaire within 30 days of start. Candidates signed on or after 07/15/2026 need a negative QuantiFERON Gold within 3 months prior to start. Positive TB candidates have additional documentation requirements.
  • Measles (rubeola), mumps, and rubella: IgG titer or 2 vaccines. A low titer requires 1 MMR dose.
  • Varicella: IgG titer or 2 vaccines (history of disease not accepted). A low titer requires 1 dose.
  • Hepatitis B: immunity via vaccine series with titer, or declination
  • Tdap within the last 10 years (declination requires a prior Tdap on file)
  • Flu vaccine or facility-specific declination, required 11/1 to 4/30
  • Fit mask within 1 year of start and updated annually. Accepted masks: 3M 1870+, 3M 1860 (small or regular), and Halyard 46827 or 46727 (Halyard not accepted at certain sites).
  • COVID is not required but is strongly recommended.
• Work History:

  • Current, updated resume covering the last 7 years of work history. Gaps of 30 days or more must be explained.
  • Two supervisory references, preferably from the most recent place of employment. Charge nurses are acceptable.
  • Work history verification for 7 years, through in-house or third-party verification