ICU RN
Los Angeles, California
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center

ICU RN

Overview

• Role: ICU RN
• Employment type: Per Diem
• Location: Mission Hills, California
• Shift: Night, 12-hour shifts

Required Qualifications

• 2 years recent experience in specialty
• AHA ACLS
• AHA BLS
• NIH Stroke Certification
• LA Fire Card
• Epic experience
• Line draws and IV site maintenance
• Pulmonary Artery Line/Swan Ganz monitoring
• Must be flexible and willing to work in either ICU or PCU
• Float to less or like specialties where needed and qualified
• Floating to Stepdown / PCU is required

Preferred

• None stated

Unit / Clinical Setting

• ICU and PCU coverage
• MICU, SICU, Cardiac, PCU, Stepdown, and Neuro
• 12 overflow beds
• High-acuity neuro population
• Level 2 Trauma
• Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center
• STEMI receiving
• CABG/Valve/IABP
• CRRT
• Sepsis
• Surgical
• Cardiovascular, Multi-trauma, Gun Shots, Stroke and Stemi Center, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Ortho

Clinical Skills and Experience

• Neuro Intensive Care Unit
• Surgical Intensive Care Unit
• Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Multi-system organ failure
• Obtain 12 lead EKG
• Thermoregulation: hypothermia/hyperthermia
• Post Cardiac Surgery, directly from the OR and not directly from the OR
• Pre/Post Cardiac Cath/intervention
• Sheath Removal
• IV insulin protocols
• Gastrointestinal and GI surgery
• Genitourinary/Renal
• Chronic/Acute Renal failure
• Accessing Ports
• Arterial line management
• Blood Product Administration
• Central line care/management
• PICC line management
• Starting IVs
• Medications
• Continuous IV paralytics/Neuromuscular blockade
• Continuous IV sedation
• Emergency Medications
• Procedural Sedation Administration
• Titrate Cardiac drips
• Titrate Vasoactive drips
• Neurological care
• CVA/Acute Stroke management
• External ventricular drains (EVD)
• Hypothermia protocol/Arctic Sun
• ICP monitoring
• Lumbar drains
• Post Craniotomy
• Post Neurosurgery management
• Spinal cord injury
• Traumatic Brain injury
• Assist with management of BiPAP
• Assist with management of CPAP
• Assist with Chest Tube Insertion/Removal
• Care of Ventilated Patient
• High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
• Interpretation of ABGs
• Suctioning (ETT, NT)
• Ventilator Management
• Infection Prevention
• Isolation Precautions / Use of PPE
• Surgical Wounds with drains / Wound Vac

Additional Notes

• Travelers will not be required to assist with ICP monitoring or placement, IABP, Conscious sedation, GI Procedures, or Chest Tube Insertions
• Cardiac and GI procedures at the bedside if unstable
• Magnet Facility
• No orientation provided
• Candidate is responsible for completing up to 10 hours of Providence and specialty-specific modules before clearance
• Charting system: Epic