Travel Nurse RN - CVICU - $3,063 per week

Company: St Josephs Medical Center
Location: Stockton
Posted on: November 14, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, PALS required; CCRN Preferred
  • Job Details
  • A hospital in California is looking for an experienced SICU/CVICU nurse for a travel contract.
  • The right candidate will have 3 full years of experience, experience with open hearts
  • All candidates must have experience recovering fresh hearts directly from the OR within the last 6 months.
    • Job Requirements
    • Experience with open hearts
    • Must have experience recovering fresh hearts directly from the OR within past 6 months
    • Common diagnosis / Types of patients: Must have general medical & surgical ICU experience in addition to CVICU experience for this unit.
    • TAVR, Impella, IABP, recovering fresh hearts immediate from the OR, Lumbar drains, Swanz, manual hemo experience preferred.
    • STEMI, AAA, Hypothermia, sepsis, any MedSurg ICU patient, but more focused on CV & CT patients.
    • No CRRT.
      • Schedule Information
      • Contract is for an unmentioned duration, possibly 13 weeks
      • Shifts: 12's: 7 - 7:30. This unit does not do self scheduling.
      • Time off requests need to be requested prior to the contract.
      • Block scheduling is not guaranteed, but if it works with schedule they will allow it.
      • Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend; additional based on the needs of the unit
      • Holidays: 2 out of 3 for major holidays (winter holidays); other holidays as perm staff rotation
      • Floor specific orientation: 1 shift with a preceptor
        • Unit Specific Information
        • Unit: SICU CVICU
        • Number of beds: 10 beds
        • Ratios: 1 to 1 or 1 to 2
        • EMR: Cerner
        • High acuity, fast-paced unit
          • Additional Details
          • ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, PALS required
          • ***CERNER EXPERIENCE REQUIRED***
          • ***Must have experience recovering fresh hearts directly from the OR within past 6 months***
          • ***ALL MYJOURNEY MODULES NEED TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO ARRIVAL. TRAVELER WILL BE PUSHED BACK IF ALL MODULES ARE NOT COMPLETED. NO EXCEPTIONS***
          • Charge Nurse: Charge Nurse 24/7 - no patients unless absolutely necessary.
          • Also have a resource nurse 24/7
          • Nurse Aides: No techs, but have patient care support staff/unit clerk/secretary
          • Scrub Color: Navy blue with specific guidelines
          • Tele: Phillips central monitors, hard wired in each room
          • Vents: Types specified, Transport vent is LVT
          • Intensivist in house 7a-5p then on-call after hours
          • IV Team: No
          • RT 24/7: Yes
          • Pharmacy 24/7: Yes & Omnicell
          • Floating: Only to the other ICUs or to ER for inpatient ICU holds
          • This is a very high acuity, fast paced unit, Must be flexible.

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