ICU Registered Nurse
Redlands, California
Redlands Community Hospital

Job Opportunity: ICU Registered Nurse

Location: Redlands, California
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

Seeking an ICU Registered Nurse for a community hospital ICU setting. The role includes provider support with interpretation services, lift teams, pharmacy, phlebotomy, physical therapy, radiology, rapid response teams, respiratory services, social services, transportation, and unit secretary.

• On call, weekends, and float required
• Documentation using Meditech
• Communication using SBAR
• Dress code: plain blue scrubs (not provided, no logos)

Required Experience & Skills

• Minimum 2 years ICU nursing experience (higher value from description)

• First-time travelers will be considered (prior travel experience NOT required)

• Required skills and experience include:

  • Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
  • Multi-system organ failure
  • Post cardiac surgery care (not directly from OR)
  • IV insulin protocols
  • GI surgery care
  • Chronic and acute renal failure management
  • Accessing ports
  • Arterial line management
  • Blood product administration
  • Central line and PICC line care/management
  • Starting IVs
  • Continuous IV sedation and procedural sedation administration
  • Titration of cardiac and vasoactive drips
  • CVA/acute stroke management
  • External ventricular drains (EVD)
  • Hypothermia protocol/Arctic Sun
  • ICP monitoring
  • Post neurosurgery management
  • Traumatic brain injury care
  • Assist with BiPAP and CPAP management
  • Assist with chest tube insertion/removal
  • Care of ventilated patients
  • High flow nasal cannula (HFNC)
  • Interpretation of ABGs
  • Suctioning (ETT, NT)
  • Ventilator management
  • Infection prevention and isolation precautions/PPE use
  • Phlebotomy
  • Surgical wounds with drains/wound vac

• Preferred skills:

  • Neuro Intensive Care Unit experience
  • Surgical Intensive Care Unit experience
  • ECMO
  • Post cardiac surgery directly from OR
  • Pre/post cardiac catheterization/intervention
  • Pulmonary artery line/Swan Ganz monitoring
  • Sheath removal

Required Certifications

• ACLS (AHA only; RQI not acceptable)
• BLS (AHA only; RQI not acceptable)
• NIH Stroke Certification

Required Licenses

• Valid Registered Nurse license for California

Additional Requirements

• Must comply with on-call, weekend, and float shifts
• Must adhere to dress code (plain blue scrubs, no logos)
• Must complete background checks and verifications as required
• Must provide required health documents including immunizations, TB screening, drug testing, and physical exam
• Must complete facility-specific acknowledgments and training (e.g., safety manual, abuse reporting, confidentiality agreements)
• Fit testing for approved masks required prior to start
• Seasonal flu vaccination or declination required
• COVID vaccination plus booster or approved exemption required

Requirements / Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in California
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Minimum 2 years of ICU (Intensive Care Unit) experience, including experience within the last year
• ACLS certification issued by the American Heart Association
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Management of multi-system organ failure
• Accessing ports
• Arterial line management
• Central line care and management
• PICC line management
• Administration of continuous IV sedation and procedural sedation
• Titration of cardiac drips
• Titration of vasoactive drips