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 only; orientation is only in December
• Shift: Nights, 12-hour shifts
• Hours: 36 per week

Unit Details

• Unit: ICU
• Beds: Licensed for 44 beds, currently using 36
• Ratios: 1:2 or 1:1
• Charge nurse does not take a patient assignment
• No nurse aides; unit tech handles secretary and equipment duties
• Scrub color: Navy Blue
• EMR: Cerner Power chart
• Tele/Monitor techs: 44 hardwired monitors; no centralized monitoring

Required Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

• CCRN
• Prior travel experience preferred

Schedule and Work Expectations

• Every other weekend, Fri/Sat/Sun
• Holidays required as needed with perm staff rotation
• No self-scheduling
• First to float

Floating

• May float to Tele and ER for ICU holds

Clinical Setting

• Drips include vasopressors, Nitro, Heparin, and others
• Vents: Yes
• Hospitalist or intensivist in house 24/7
• RT 24/7: Yes
• Pharmacy 24/7: Yes

Patient Population

• Common patients include cardiac, PCI, open heart, sepsis, ETOH, stroke, CABG, stents, balloon pumps, cath lab recoveries, and craniotomies
• PACU patients may go directly to ICU
• Travelers are not assigned fresh open heart or craniotomy cases
• General medical surgical ICU nurses are needed