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Glendale, CA

ICU Nurse – Night Shift

Location: Glendale, CA

Shift: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM | 36–48 hours/week | 13-week contract

About the Role

The facility is seeking an experienced ICU nurse to deliver direct, comprehensive care to critically ill patients on the night shift. You'll assess, monitor, and respond to rapid changes in patient condition, manage advanced life support equipment, administer titratable medications, and collaborate closely with intensivists and the interdisciplinary team.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide intensive monitoring and nursing interventions for high-acuity patients
  • Manage ventilators, arterial lines, central lines, and hemodynamic monitors
  • Administer and titrate vasoactive and sedation medications per protocol
  • Perform rapid response and code interventions
  • Educate patients and families on treatment and care plans
  • Document assessments and interventions accurately in the EMR
  • Maintain patient safety and infection control standards
  • Work within established patient ratios based on acuity and staffing guidelines

Required Qualifications

  • Active RN license in California (or compact license)
  • 1+ years of ICU or critical care experience
  • BLS and ACLS certification
  • Proficiency with critical care equipment and hemodynamic monitoring
  • EMR experience required

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN)
  • CCRN certification

The facility is committed to nursing development and holds Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.