ICU RN
Long Beach, California
Saint Mary Medical Center

ICU RN

Overview

• Travel contract for an ICU RN in Long Beach, California
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: 12-hour days
• Hours: 36 per week

Unit Details

• ICU unit
• 32 beds, licensed for 40
• Set up in pods of 8
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 2:1
• Floating: Tele and any ED ICU/Tele holds

Required Qualifications

• 2 full years of ICU experience
• Active BLS
• Active ACLS
• California RN license
• NIHSS
• Must be available to work 2 of the 3 major holidays

Preferred

• 3 years of experience

Schedule

• Every other weekend
• Holidays rotate with core staff

Clinical Environment

• Charge nurse present with no patient assignment
• Resource RN may take a patient assignment
• Usually 1 nurse aide on days only
• No monitor techs; RNs read and interpret their own strips
• Drips include pressors, antiarrhythmics, and sedation
• Ventilator care is provided
• Hospitalist or intensivist in house
• RT 24/7
• Pharmacy 24/7

Common Patient Types

• Higher level neuro
• Cardiac
• PCI
• Sepsis
• ETOH
• Stroke
• Ventrics
• TBI
• Camino ICP monitoring

Additional Notes

• Day 1 orientation: 8 hours with ICU educator and 4 hours with preceptor
• Day 2 orientation: 12 hours with preceptor
• No acrylic nails or gel polish allowed during assignment