Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,912 per week

United Staffing Solutions is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Bakersfield, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty : ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline : RN
• Start Date : ASAP
• Duration : 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift : 12 hours, days
• Employment Type : Travel

CERNER REQUIRED

No first time travelers!*

no duos

• Unit : ICU and ICU-CV Recovery
• Basic EKG interpretation test assigned during orientation. Critical care RNs (ED / ICUs / PICU) will have more than just the basic interpretation test (like those included in the STEMI curriculum and Procedural Sedation curriculum assigned to them).
• beds : 24 Beds (with the capacity to go up to 32 beds)
• Ratios : 1 to 1, 1 to 2
• Intensivist : Intensivist on the unit from 7a - 5p & on-call after hours
• Certs : BLS & ACLS & NIHSS are required. IABP, CRRT, & ICP are NOT required; however if they have any of these it would be a plus!
• EMR System : Cerner required
• Add'l Equipment : Pagers linked to call light system & internal spectra link phones
• Unit Orientation : 2 shifts on the unit, as well as orientation to the East tower (4E, 5E, & 6E) & West tower (4W & 5W) for floating purposes.
• Nurse Aides : No
• Charge Nurse : Yes - Rarely take patients. There is also a "Free Resource Nurse" that MAY take patients IF staffing needs require this.

Charge responds to all Rapid responses

• Shifts / Hours : 12's; 7a - 7 : 30p / 7p - 7 : 30a
• Breaks : 1 / 2 hour break (clock-out); 3 - 15 min breaks per shift (CA Law)
• Weekends : Every other weekend or equivalent of 4 weekend shifts in a 4 week schedule (Example : could be 2 in a row, then off 2 in a row)
• Scrub Color : Navy blue. If you wear a scrub jacket it also must be navy. If you wear an undershirt underneath your scrub top it must be navy, white, or black.
• Tele : Spacelabs Monitoring - 24 / 7 monitor techs on this unit & also help out as secretary, etc...However, nurses are solely for all of their own tele strips, reading, etc.
• NOTE : tele monitors are also in the patient rooms.
• Vents : Yes - Maintained by RT
• IV Team : No
• RT 24 / 7 : Yes
• Pharmacy 24 / 7 : 24 / 7 pharmacy in the hospital. Dedicated pharmacist on the unit 12 / hr M-F & 6 hrs on the weekends. Also Omnicell
• Types of patients : "Respiratory failure, sepsis, AMI, ARDS, GI bleed, CABG (fresh hearts by trained staff), TAVR, Impella, vascular surgeries, neuro surgeries, CVAs.
• Neuro experience would be a PLUS. They are adding a Neuro ICU in 2018 & they are seeing a lot of neuro. Nurses must participate in multidisciplinary rounds.

NOTE : If the need is for a general ICU nurse they would be kept on the general side. We would know if they were looking for a specific CV ICU nurse) "

• Medications : All cardiac & vasoactive drips, conscious sedation, etc...
• Floating : MUST be willing to float to any MedSurg / Tele units (4E, 4W, 5E, 5W, & 6E) Travelers float 1st.

United Staffing Solutions Job ID #776343. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.

About United Staffing Solutions

United Staffing Solutions, Inc. (USS) is one of the largest privately-owned

business in America, with 4 divisions and staffing in over 4,000 job

categories. USS offers a complete portfolio of personnel solutions to small,

mid-sized and large organizations through the tri-state region.

Specializes in staffing and recruitment for various industries, including

Travel Healthcare, Education, Light Industrial, IT, Security and

Administrative Roles.

Comprehensive services for workforce solutions, including temporary,

permanent and contract staffing

Expertise in diverse talent sourcing and matching skilled candidates with

appropriate roles.

Strong knowledge of industry regulations and compliance standards.

Benefits

• Medical benefits
• Referral bonus
• Weekly pay
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