ICU RN
Bakersfield, California
Mercy Hospital Downtown

ICU RN

Location: Bakersfield, California Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Nights, 7a-7p, 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• 2 full years of experience, minimum 2 years for night shift and for both campuses
• Active BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, and California RN license

Unit Details

• Unit: ICU, 20 beds
• Ratios: 1:1 or 1:2
• Charge nurse: Nurse shift manager or charge nurse each shift, with a resource nurse when possible
• Respiratory therapy: RT 24/7 in unit; RT manages ventilators, nurse troubleshoots
• Pharmacy: 24/7
• Hospitalist/Intensivist: Not in house 24/7; on call 24/7 once started
• IV team: PICC/Midline team
• Staffing: If staff is reduced, nurses would be put on call

Patient Population

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

Floating and Campus Coverage

• Nurses work both campuses; mid-shift floating is rare
• May float to ER, Telemetry, or med-surg, including the sister facility
• First to float

Schedule and Expectations

• Weekends: 4 weekend shifts per 4 weeks
• Holidays: One major and two minor holidays at Christmas (eves count as minors)
• Scrub color: Navy blue
• Orientation: Minimum 2 floor-specific shifts plus one additional shift for the electronic medical record system