Critical Care Float ICU RN
Mission Viejo, California
Mission Hospital Mission Viejo

ICU RN (Float Pool Pod A ICU)

Overview

• Specialty: Registered Nurse (ICU RN)
• Employment Type: Travel/Contract
• Location: Mission Viejo, California
• Unit: Float Pool Pod A ICU
• Facility Type: Acute care hospital, 488 total staffed beds
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Night, 4 x 12-hour shifts (19:00 to 07:30), 12 hours per day, 48 hours per week
• Ratio: 1:2
• On-Call: Not required
• Parking: Free
• Electronic Charting: Used at the facility
• Scrub Color: RN royal blue; OR scrubs provided

Schedule and Float Expectations

• Weekends will likely exceed every other weekend to meet unit needs. The minimum is every other weekend.
• Must be open to working 3 of 5 major holidays.
• Scheduling requests due to outside employment will not be considered.
• Block scheduling is accommodated at manager discretion.
• Will float between like units within ICU floors, and may be floated down up to 100% of shifts.
• May be floated to lower-acuity units, including the telemetry floor.
• May be required to float to another facility in the system.
• Guaranteed hours: the facility may call off once per two-week pay period.

Required Qualifications

• Licensure: Valid RN license in California.
• Experience: 1 year of Critical Care Float experience, completed within the last year.
• Experience: ICU (Intensive Care Unit) experience.
• Education: Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing, verified through third-party education verification.
• Certification: ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association or Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation.
• Certification: BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association or Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation.
• Certification: NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale) certification, required every 2 years unless the card states otherwise.

Onboarding and Compliance Requirements

• Identification: Government-issued photo ID and Social Security card.
• Background: Background check completed within 90 days of start, covering all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years, and updated annually. Includes county and nationwide criminal searches, national sex offender search, SSN validation, and education verification. Exclusion list checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG) are completed within 30 days of start and updated monthly.
• Drug Screen: 9-panel drug screen within 12 months of start. Instant results are acceptable. Does not need annual updates.
• Physical Exam: Within 1 year of start, signed by an MD, NP, PA, DO, or APRN.
• TB Screening: IGRA/QuantiFERON or 2 PPDs within 12 months of start. Renewal requires 1 PPD or TB titer annually. Positive TB history requires proof of past positive and a chest X-ray.
• Immunizations: Measles, mumps, and rubella (2 MMR vaccines 28 days apart or positive titer). Varicella (2 vaccines or positive titer). Hepatitis B (signed declination, or positive titer and vaccination series). Tdap within 10 years (declination acceptable).
• Flu: Vaccine or declination required during flu season (declination must be on the facility form).
• COVID: Vaccination record preferred. Declination is not required, but unvaccinated caregivers must follow infection prevention measures.
• Respiratory Safety: Respirator clearance required, renewed annually.
• Fit Testing: Fit mask record required. Any mask type is acceptable.
• Badge Photo: Passport-style with neutral background.
• Float Policy: Acknowledgement of float policy required.
• Annual Training: Regulatory modules (about 3.5 hours) required annually, plus California core modules.