Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit; ICU/Critical Care
Listed on 2026-10-17
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Nursing
ICU Nurse
Registered Nurse (RN) | Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care
Location: Carmichael, CA
Agency: Aptiva Corp
Pay: $2,500 to $2,900 per week
Shift Information: Nights - 3 days x 12 hours
Contract Duration: 14 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP
- Unit:
Neuro ICU
- # beds: 20
- Certs: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS. 2 years in Neuro ICU preferred.
- Ratios: 1:1 - 2
- EMR:
Cerner
- Weekend Requirement:
Every other weekend
- Holidays:
Rotate in with core staff
- Tele:
Yes, must be able to read and interpret EKG strips.
- Vents:
Yes
- Hospitalist or Intensivist in house:
Yes, Hospitalist or Intensivist
- IV Team:
No
- RT 24/7:
Yes
- Pharmacy 24/7:
Yes and ICU Pharmacy open during dayshift.
- Shifts:
12 hr shifts. Shift starts 6:45. Report is at the bedside. OT and extra shifts are available. Self-scheduling is used, but is not finalized until Manager balances it. Schedules are out 4 weeks. Travelers can access their schedules from home and make themselves "available" for extra shifts and make trades with other staff. Block scheduling is generally not available.
- Floating:
First to Float to sister facilities. Mid-shift float to another facility is rare, but can happen.
- Common diagnosis / Types of patients: CVA, ICB, neuro surgeries, craniotomies, neuro interventional radiology, ventriculostomies. Line insertions are common.
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