Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Walnut Creek, CA
Tact Staff
3x12 hrs

JOHN MUIR WALNUT CREEK MS ICU • Bill rate: $107.00 (travel) / $93.50 (local) *50 mile radius rule • Orientation dates: 11/19 or 12/3 • Shift: 12 hour nights (36) • Duration: 8 weeks with potential to renew • Certs required: CA license, BLS, ACLS • Preferred: Prev Travel experience, CCRN, EPIC experience • Medical Surgical ICU : Sepsis, respiratory failure, CHF, pulmonary edema, post op thoracic/vascular surgery. Little to no Neuro or Trauma comes to this unit • Must have 2+ years experience .

MS ICU
Facility Name: John Muir Walnut Creek
Total # of Facility Beds: 321
Unit Name: MS ICU
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Total # of Unit Beds/Suites/Deliveries: 2 – 12 beds
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Trauma Level: 2
Prior Travel Experience Required: ? Y ? N
Minimum # Years Clinical Experience Required: 2
Minimum # Years Clinical Experience in Specialty Required: 2
Certifications Required: BLS, ACLS
Certifications Preferred: CCRN

Nurse Patient Ratio by shift: 1:2 Have criteria for 1:1
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Ancillary Assistance:
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Unit clerk/Secretary: ? Y ? N #staff per shift: 1 on days and evenings
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# Days of Orientation: 4 days Hospital, 2 shifts on unit
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Patient Care Modality: Primary
Dress Code:
Scrubs/color: Any color. No denim. Professional appearance.
Shoes: Non-skid, closed toe, athletic shoes are ok, must wear heel strap with clogs
Jewelry: Professional, Minimal, No facial piercing other than ears
Hair/Beard: Professional, hair shoulder length and longer must be pulled back, facial hair must be neat and trimmed
Nail Polish: No gels, acrylics, or extensions. All polish must in good condition without chips or cracks

Documentation System: Epic
Medication System: Pyxis
Floating Required: ? Y ? N
To what units/facilities: Trauma ICU, Neuro ICU, Progressive Care (Stepdown)/NSD. Travelers could float to 1-2 units in a 12 hr shift.
Describe the rotation: Travelers float first
Charge required: ? Y ? N
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Self-Scheduling no Weekend Requirements: Every other
Call Requirements: none
Holiday Requirements: Must be available for 2 out of 3 major winter holidays and 2 out of 3 summer holidays. Winter holidays are Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years. Summer holidays are Memorial Day, 4th of July, and Labor Day.

Patient Population (Diagnoses): Sepsis, respiratory failure, CHF, pulmonary edema, post op thoracic/vascular surgery. Little to no Neuro or Trauma comes to this unit
Age Range: 18+
Special Equipment: (For example: IV Pumps: Type; Invasive Monitoring; Monitors: Type; ECMO;
Ventilators: Type; ABG: Type)
Phillips, Vents - Servo-I, Hospira Smart Pump (singles and triples) Vents, trachs, central lines, titrating drips, familiarity with hospital-acquired infection bundles (CAUTI/CLABSI/VAP). Estimated % of patients with PA Catheters: Very few (1-2/month) Vents: 25-50%. Ventric/ICP Monitoring: None IABP: None
Respiratory available 24/7 for support ? Y ? N
Anesthesia available 24/7 for support ? Y ? N
Who manages ventilators: RT
Unit Specific Procedures and Protocols: (For example: Drips; Infusions; Phlebotomy; Starting IVs; EKGs; Transports; Weaning; Nebulizer to Inhaler; Starting IVs, performing venipuncture, Performing EKGs; Discontinuing sheaths) Click or tap here to enter text.
Additional Unit Specific Information: MD from 6p-6a. Magnet Hospital
Date Updated: 2-6-23
Updated By Full Name: Sarah Roland, MSN, BSN, RN
Title: IVS Manager