Travel Acute Cardiac Care RN
Moreno Valley, California
Riverside University Medical Center

Job Opportunity: RN - ACCU - Travel

Location: Moreno Valley, California
Employment Type: Clinical Nursing Travel

Job Description

• Assess patients on admission and reassess each patient’s health needs at least every shift
• Establish and update individualized plans of care based on comprehensive data
• Administer oral, topical, and parenteral medications following the 7 rights
• Assess and document medication effectiveness and any adverse effects
• Perform treatments and procedures adhering to nursing best practices, hospital policies, sterile technique, and patient privacy
• Document patient care, pain management, discharge planning, education, and progress accurately and legibly
• Educate patients and families based on assessed needs
• Interpret diagnostic data and communicate changes in patient condition promptly to physicians and healthcare team members
• Use SBAR communication for all handoffs
• Maintain patient confidentiality, safety, and participation in care planning
• Participate in multidisciplinary care planning
• Manage patients in restraints per policy and understand application criteria
• Follow National Patient Safety Goals and hospital policies including infection control and use of two patient identifiers
• Understand disaster plans, rapid response activation, and life safety standards (Code Blue, Code Pink, Code Red, Haz Mat, Oxygen shut off)
• Demonstrate knowledge of blood transfusion policies and documentation
• Follow guidelines for Core Measures and vaccine control

Critical Care Nurse Specific Tasks

• Document initial assessments, multidisciplinary care plans, progress notes, ICU flow sheets, medication records, medication reconciliation, critical values, and telephone orders
• Use Pyxis system appropriately for narcotics
• Administer high-risk medications per policy
• Use pressure monitoring, bedside cardiac monitors, recognize cardiac dysrhythmias, and operate specialty beds
• Manage pain and sedation protocols
• Follow early mobility protocols
• Adhere to protocols for sepsis, ventilator-associated pneumonia, pressure ulcers, and central lines
• Collect nurse specimens for Type and Cross/Screen
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care of critically ill patients accurately
• Access appropriate resources and unit-specific policies as needed

Required Qualifications

• Current RN license in California
• ACLS and BLS certification
• NIH Stroke Scale Certification (NIHSS)
• Conscious Sedation certification
• Minimum 5 years of recent ICU RN experience in an acute care facility (preferred units: SICU, MICU, Trauma)
• Ability to float to ICU, ED, PACU, and care for full IMC patients in various units (ED, 2500, 3100)

Contract Length

• 4 weeks (interpreted as 4 weeks based on contract length value)

Prior Travel Experience

• Not explicitly required

This position is ideal for experienced ICU RNs comfortable with critical care environments and flexible floating assignments across multiple acute care units.