Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care in Los Angeles, CA - Now Hiring

Registered Nurse (RN) | Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care Location: Los Angeles, CA Agency: Concentric Healthcare Staffing Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details) Contract Duration: 13 Weeks Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

TravelNurseSource is working with Concentric Healthcare Staffing to find a qualified ICU/Critical Care RN in Los Angeles, California, 90015!

Job Title

Registered Nurse – ICU (Intensive Care Unit)

Location

Los Angeles, CA | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Full-Time | Onsite | 12-Hour Day or Night Shifts (7:00 AM / 7:00 PM start times) | Every other weekend required | 2 out of 3 holidays required

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a 32-bed, all-private-room ICU with a standard 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio, adjusting to 1:1 for high-acuity patients
• Independently read and interpret cardiac monitor strips using Nihon Kohden bedside monitors
• Manage and titrate critical drips including Cardizem, dobutamine, dopamine, TPA, and other vasoactive/critical infusions
• Operate and manage ventilated patients; apply ABCDE bundle principles to support ventilator weaning, delirium prevention, and ICU mobility
• Deliver care to a high-acuity patient population including trauma, GSW, severe head trauma, CABG, IABP, CHF, GI bleed, DKA, stroke (TPA), and major transfusions
• Conduct bedside report and apply prophylactic bundles for stroke, cardiac, and VAP (ventilator-associated pneumonia) protocols; float to Telemetry or ER (for holds) as needed

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license valid in California
• BLS certification required
• ACLS certification required
• NIHSS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
• Minimum 1 year of travel nursing experience required

Preferred Experience / Skills

• EKG basic dysrhythmia course, pharmacology coursework, and/or TNCC certification
• Prior experience with Cerner EMR (candidates with Cerner experience may receive a reduced 2-day floor orientation)
• Sheath pulling experience
• Familiarity with prophylactic bundles for stroke and cardiac patients, the ABCDE bundle, and VAP prevention protocols

Why Join Us

• Work in a well-supported ICU environment with 24/7 intensivist/hospitalist coverage, 24/7 respiratory therapy, and 24/7 pharmacy on-site
• Self-scheduling is available when joining a new schedule cycle, offering a degree of flexibility for travel nurses

About Concentric Healthcare Staffing

Founded and headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ, Concentric Healthcare Staffing specializes in healthcare employment with an emphasis in nursing and allied health. Our passion is to develop partnerships with our clients and become an integral part of your staffing solution. Concentric representatives understand your need for continuity of care and work to ensure that every staffing solution we provide is as unique as your facility.

To provide the skilled and talented personnel that today’s medical field demands, Concentric Healthcare offers a top flight registry service that provides staff 24/7. Your facility can enhance their recruiting process by taking advantage of the temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct placement services of our fully screened professionals.

Concentric Healthcare is proud to be recognized by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) with the JCAHO Gold Seal of Approval for the Health Care Staffing Services program. JCAHO certification acknowledges compliance with the Joint Commission’s national set of consensus-based quality standards and demonstrates a commitment to excellence in providing health care staffing.

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