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Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Bakersfield, California
Mercy Hospital Downtown

$2,114-2,829/week

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A hospital in California is looking for an experienced ICU nurse for a travel contract.
The right candidate will have 2 full years of experience, hold an active BLS, ACLS, NIH and CA License.

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Unit: ICU
# beds: 20
Ratios: 1 to 1 or 1 to 2
EMR: Cerner
Charge Nurse: Nurse Shift Manager or Charge Nurse Each Shift, tries to have resource nurse
Weekend Requirement: 4 weekend shifts per 4 weeks
Holidays: One major and two minors at Christmas time (eves considered minors)
Scrub Color: Navy Blue
Tele: Phillips
Vents: Yes - RT manage, nurse troubleshoot
Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: Not 24/7 but starting 24/7 will be on call 24/7
IV Team: PICC/Midline team
RT 24/7: In unit 24/7
Pharmacy 24/7: Yes
Floating: Tele or med surg - will be floated to sister facility - Mercy SW.
Floor specific orientation: Minimum 2 shifts plus one for Cerner
Common diagnosis/Types of patients: Neuro, radical cancer surgeries, DaVinci, abdominal cases, urology cases, CVA, TPA, not a specific cardiac facility, so true cardiac needing intervention gets sent to memorial, small amount of vascular surgery, respiratory failure, sepsis typically no peds, rotaprone, glycemic control, oncology patients

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