Travel Nurse RN - Float SICU - Surgical Intensive Care
2 days ago
Carmichael
TheraEX Staffing Services is seeking a travel nurse RN Float SICU - Surgical Intensive Care for a travel nursing job in Carmichael, California. Job Description & Requirements • Specialty: SICU - Surgical Intensive Care, • Discipline: RN, • Start Date: 01/06/2026, • Duration: 13 weeks, • 36 hours per week, • Shift: 12 hours, days Unit Notes Med Sol prescreens need 2 sup refs from modality submitting to (charge accepted) at submittal; 1 w/in 12 mo. & 1 w/in 3 years worked Candidates may not have been directly employed (full time, part time, or PRN) by any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity within the past year. Candidates who were employed PRN through outside firms will be considered. THIS POSITION MAY FLOAT BETWEEN SICU (SURGICAL ICU) and TICU (TRAUMA ICU) DEPENDING ON CENSUS. BOTH SETS OF UNIT NOTES ARE BELOW • Unit: SICU - St John's ICU - Surgical ICU (background exp needed with surgical patients CEA, fem-pop, EVARs, laparotomies, thoracic surgeries), • beds: 10, • Certs: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, • Ratios: 1:1 - 2, • EMR: Cerner, • Charge Nurse: Yes, generally does not take patients, but will do break relief., • Nurse Aides: Yes as Safety Attendants (sitters), • Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend, • Holidays: Rotate in with core staff, • Scrub Color: Navy - under shirts must be navy, white, or black. Scrub jackets are optional, must be navy., • 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, • Shifts: 12 hr shifts. Shift starts 645. 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: All other Sacramento facilities. Mid-shift float to another facility is rare, but can happen., • Floor specific orientation: 1 - 2 days on the floor with preceptor., • Common diagnosis / Types of patients Postop recoveries - primarily vascular, Fempops, VATs, thoracic, open belly surgeries. CRRT, ECMO. Line placements are common., • Unit: TICU, • beds: 8, • Certs: BLS, ACLS, TNCC, NIHSS. Prefer trauma experience., • Ratios: 1:1 - 2. 1:1 IABP and donor patients. IABP is not 1:1, • EMR: Cerner, • Charge Nurse: Yes, generally does not take patients, but will do break relief., • Nurse Aides: Yes as Safety Attendants (sitters), • Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend, • Holidays: Rotate in with core staff, • Scrub Color: Navy - under shirts must be navy, white, or black. Scrub jackets are optional, must be navy., • Tele: Yes, must be able to read and interpret EKG strips., • Vents: Yes, • Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: Yes, Hospitalist or Intensivist, • IV Team: Resource nurse available if needed., • RT 24/7: Yes, • Pharmacy 24/7: Yes and ICU Pharmacy open during dayshift., • Shifts: 12 hr shifts. Shift starts 645. 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: All other Sacramento facilities. Mid-shift float to another facility is rare, but can happen. Travelers are first to float., • Floor specific orientation: 1 - 2 days on the floor with preceptor., • Common diagnosis / Types of patients: All trauma cases, CRRT, rapid infusers. Line insertions are common., • Additional Notes: Interdiciplinary rounds are done on every patient on days. TheraEX Staffing Services Job ID #25-58313. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: RN (Registered Nurse) - SICU (St. John's ICU) float to TICU About TheraEX Staffing Services TheraEx Staffing Services is a leading name in healthcare staffing solutions. We enroll talented professionals to provide temporary staff to fill the needs of healthcare facilities across the nation. Benefits • Dental benefits, • Vision benefits, • 401k retirement plan, • Health Care FSA, • Life insurance, • Sick pay, • Holiday Pay, • Medical benefits