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Job ID: 888860
Estimated Weekly Gross: $2,564.75
Job Title
Registered Nurse (RN) – ICU
Location
Long Beach, CA | Acute Care
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | 12-Hour Night Shifts | Nights: 6:30 PM – 7:00 AM | Every other weekend required | Holiday rotation with core staff | Candidates must be available to work 2 of the 3 major holidays
Key Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care in a 32-bed ICU (licensed for 40) organized in pods of 8, maintaining a 2:1 nurse-to-patient ratio
- Manage complex patient populations including neuro, cardiac, PCI, sepsis, ETOH, stroke, TBI, and patients requiring Camino ICP monitoring and ventricular management
- Independently read and interpret cardiac monitor strips; no monitor techs on unit
- Administer and manage critical drips including pressors, antiarrhythmics, and sedation; manage ventilated patients
- Conduct huddle report and bedside report as part of standard handoff protocol
- Float as needed to Telemetry and ED ICU/Tele hold areas
Required Qualifications
- Active RN license valid in California
- BLS certification required
- ACLS certification required
- NIHSS certification required
- Proficiency with Cerner EMR
- No acrylic nails or gel polish permitted during assignment
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Minimum 3 years of ICU nursing experience preferred
- Experience with ventilator management and critical drip titration
- Familiarity with neuro monitoring, including ICP monitoring and TBI patient care
- Experience with high-acuity cardiac patients including PCI and antiarrhythmic management
Why Join Us
- Work alongside a well-supported ICU team with 24/7 respiratory therapy, 24/7 pharmacy, on-site intensivist/hospitalist coverage, and a dedicated charge nurse with no patient assignment
- Structured unit orientation program designed to set travel clinicians up for success from day one