ICU

ICU Float Pool RN — Night Shift | Los Angeles, CA

This is a float pool position supporting multiple adult ICU and step-down units, covering a range of high-acuity specialties including neurology, respiratory failure, hemodynamic instability, acute cardiac events, GI/GU emergencies, and solid organ transplant (liver, kidney, pancreas, heart/lung). Candidates should expect to float to PCU, med/surg, telemetry, overflow, and PACU units as census demands.

Contract Details

• Shift: Nights, 4×12 (19:00–07:30); 36 or 48 hours/week available
• Contract length: 13-week (November start) or 8-week (December starts)
• No scheduling requests accommodated; full holiday availability required
• Minimum 6 weekend shifts per 6-week period

Requirements

• Active California RN license (permanent; no temp or pending)
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience from a larger facility
• Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS required; CCRN preferred
• Flu vaccine required — no exemptions
• First-time travelers considered with qualifying experience
• Two supervisor-level references from within the past year required at submission
• EKG exam administered on first day of orientation; must pass on first attempt

Clinical Skills Expected

• Ventilator management and care of intubated patients
• Pulmonary artery/Swan-Ganz monitoring (highly preferred)
• Arterial line and central line management
• CRRT and EVD experience preferred
• Titration of vasoactive, cardiac, and sedation drips
• Continuous IV paralytics, IV insulin protocols, blood product administration
• ABG interpretation, dysrhythmia interpretation and management
• High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC), BiPAP/CPAP management
• Transplant experience preferred

Strong candidates will have broad critical care backgrounds spanning cardiac, neurological, and respiratory ICU care.