ICU
ICU Float Pool – Night Shift
Position Overview
The facility seeks an experienced ICU nurse for its adult ICU float pool on a night shift basis. You will provide care across multiple high-acuity units, including critical care, cardiac, neuro, and transplant services, floating to stepdown, telemetry, overflow, and post-operative recovery areas as needed.
Shift & Schedule
- Hours: 4 x 12-hour nights (19:00–07:30)
- Contract: 13 weeks
- Start Dates: November 2 or November 16, 2026
- Availability: Must work all holidays
- Weekends: Required; minimum 6 weekend shifts per 6-week period
- Time Off: Maximum 2 weeks total; no time off in first 2 weeks
- No scheduling requests accommodated
Requirements
- Licensure: Active California RN license (required at submission)
- Experience: Minimum 2 years ICU experience; first-time travelers welcome with 400+ bed facility background
- Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
- Vaccines: Flu vaccine required; no exemptions
- Skills Assessment: EKG exam administered on first day of orientation (must pass to continue)
Critical Skill Requirement
Pulmonary artery line (Swan Ganz) monitoring experience is mandatory. You must demonstrate proficiency in this skill and complete the additional skills checklist during submission. Recent hands-on experience (within past 6 months) required.
Clinical Scope
You'll manage high-acuity adult and geriatric patients across multiple specialties: post-operative cardiac cases, hemodynamic instability, respiratory failure, neuro-ICU patients, transplant candidates (liver, kidney, pancreas, heart/lung), and massive transfusion cases. Skills include ventilator management, central line care, arterial line management, continuous sedation and paralytics, vasoactive drip titration, and emergency medication administration.
Interdisciplinary Support
Access to respiratory therapy, IV teams, phlebotomy, social services, rapid response, and pharmacy consultation.