Description
- Certification Details
- ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
- PALS preferred.
- Job Details
- A hospital near Sacramento is looking for experienced ICU nurses for a travel contract.
- The right candidate will have 2 years of experience, hold an active BLS, ACLS, NIH and CA License.
- Job Requirements
- 2 years of ICU experience
- hold an active BLS, ACLS, NIH and CA License
- Schedule Information
- 12 hr shifts. 7 - 730. Report is at the bedside.
- OT and extra shifts are available.
- Self-scheduling is used, but is not finalized until Manager balances it.
- Schedules are out 4 weeks.
- Travelers can access their schedules from home and make themselves 'available' for extra shifts and make trades with other staff.
- Block scheduling is generally not available.
- Unit Specific Information
- Unit: ICU
- # beds: 8 bed
- Certs: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
- Ratios: 1:1-2
- EMR: Cerner
- Charge Nurse: Yes, generally does not take patients but will do break relief.
- Nurse Aides: Yes as census and staffing dictates
- Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
- Holidays: Rotate in with core staff
- Scrub Color: Navy - under shirts must be navy, white, or black. Scrub jackets are optional, must be navy.
- Tele: Yes, must be able to read and interpret EKG strips.
- Vents: Yes
- Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: Yes
- IV Team: No
- RT 24/7: Yes
- Pharmacy 24/7: Yes
- Floating: All other Sacramento facilities. Mid-shift float to another facility is rare, but can happen.
- Floor specific orientation: 1 - 2 days on the floor with a preceptor.
- Common diagnosis / Types of patients: Primarily medical ICU common diagnoses.
- Additional Details
- Modules are required to be done before start of assignment. Modules take on average 3-4 hours to complete-this time is not billable to the hospital.
- ACLS, BLS, NIHSS;need 2 sup refs (charge accepted) at submittal; 1 w/in 12 mo. & 1 w/in 3 years worked
- COVID REQUIREMENT: Medical declination -accompanied by a physician's note
- COVID REQUIREMENT: Religious declination, no supporting documentation is needed.
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