ICU RN
San Bernardino, California
Saint Bernardine Medical Center

ICU RN

Overview

• Travel contract for an ICU RN in San Bernardino, California
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Start date: 12/7 start date only; only orientation in December
• Shift: Days, 12-hour shifts
• Hours per week: 36

Unit Details

• ICU unit
• 44 licensed beds, currently using 36
• Nurse-to-patient ratios: 1:2 or 1:1
• EMR: Cerner Power Chart
• Charge nurse does not take a patient assignment
• No nurse aides; unit tech handles secretary and equipment duties
• Scrub color: Navy Blue
• Tele/monitor setup: 44 hardwired GE monitors; no centralized monitoring
• Drips used include vasopressors, Nitro, and Heparin
• Vents: Yes
• Hospitalist or intensivist in house 24/7
• RT 24/7: Yes
• Pharmacy 24/7: Yes

Required Qualifications

• 2 full years of ICU experience
• Active BLS
• Active ACLS
• Active NIH
• Active CA License

Preferred Qualifications

• CCRN preferred
• Prior travel experience preferred

Schedule and Work Expectations

• Every other weekend, Friday through Sunday, for both days and nights
• Holidays required as needed with perm staff rotation
• No self-scheduling
• Floating to Tele and ER for ICU holds
• First to float

Patient Population / Clinical Experience

• Common patient types include cardiac, PCI, open heart, sepsis, ETOH, stroke, CABG, stents, balloon pumps, and cath lab recoveries
• PACU patients may go directly to ICU
• Travelers are not assigned fresh open heart or craniotomy patients
• General medical-surgical ICU nurses are needed
• Floor-specific orientation includes 1 day on ICU and 1 shift on the Tele/stepdown unit