Company: Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Location: Carmichael, CA
Career Level: Mid-Senior Level
Industries: Recruitment Agency, Staffing, Job Board
Description
- Certification Details
- Hold an active BLS, ACLS, NIH and CA License
- Job Details
- A hospital near Sacramento is looking for experienced Neuro ICU nurses for a travel contract.
- The right candidate will have 2 years of experience.
- Job Requirements
- 2 years of ICU experience preferred.
- Experience with CVA, ICB, neuro surgeries, craniotomies, neuro interventional radiology, ventriculostomies.
- Experience with line insertions.
- Schedule Information
- 12 hr shifts
- Shift starts 645
- 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
- Unit Specific Information
- Unit: Neuro ICU - McAuley ICU
- # beds: 20
- Ratios: 1:1 - 2
- EMR: Cerner
- Charge Nurse: Yes, generally does not take patients, but will do break relief
- Nurse Aides: Yes as Safety Attendants (sitters)
- Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
- Holidays: Rotate in with core staff
- Scrub Color: Navy - undershirts 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 and ICU Pharmacy open during dayshift
- 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 preceptor
- Common diagnosis / Types of patients: CVA, ICB, neuro surgeries, craniotomies, neuro interventional radiology, ventriculostomies
- Additional Details
- Modules are required done before start. Modules take 3-4 hours -not billable
- For Holiday RTO: Travelers will work 2 of the 3 major holidays
- Managers will make the final call on scheduling
- Holiday time off will be considered, however not guaranteed
- PRIOR TO ACCEPTANCE, THE DYS EXAM (BASIC) THROUGH UNA IS REQUIRED
- If your traveler fails the 2nd attempt, they will be made DNU for CommonSpirit AZ and Sac
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