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

Company: United Staffing Solutions
Location: Bakersfield
Posted on: October 29, 2024

Job Description:

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 SolutionsUnited Staffing Solutions, Inc. (USS) is one of the largest privately-ownedbusiness in America, with 4 divisions and staffing in over 4,000 jobcategories. 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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