ICU

ICU Float Pool RN — Los Angeles, CA

13-Week Contract | 4x12 Nights (19:00–07:30) | 36 or 48 hours/week available

This float pool position places you across multiple high-acuity adult ICU units, stepping down to med/surg, telemetry, PCU, overflow, and PACU as census demands. Units served cover neurological ICU, respiratory failure and ventilator-dependent patients, acute cardiac care with hemodynamic instability, GI/GU emergencies, shock states, massive transfusion, and solid organ transplant (liver, kidney, pancreas, heart/lung).

Shift & Scheduling

• Night shift: 19:00–07:30
• Start dates: November 2 or November 16 only
• No scheduling requests accommodated; must be available for all holidays
• No RTO within the first two weeks of the assignment
• Minimum 6 weekend shifts per 6-week period
• Floating is required — this is a float position

Required Qualifications

• Active, permanent California RN license (no temp or pending)
• Minimum 2 years ICU experience from a large acute care facility
• First-time travelers accepted
• Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
• Flu vaccine required — no exemptions accepted

Essential Clinical Skills — Hard Requirements

• Pulmonary artery/Swan-Ganz catheter monitoring is mandatory. Must have recent hands-on experience (within the last 6 months) and rate 3–4 on the Swan-Ganz skills checklist.
• Arterial line management, central line care, hemodynamic monitoring
• Ventilator management, BiPAP/CPAP, high-flow nasal cannula
• Vasoactive and cardiac drip titration, IV insulin protocols, continuous sedation and paralytic management
• ABG interpretation, dysrhythmia identification and management, 12-lead EKG acquisition
• CRRT and EVD experience preferred; transplant experience preferred

Orientation Note: An EKG exam is administered on the first day of orientation and must be passed to proceed.