RN Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

Department: RN ICU (Intensive Care Unit)
Location: Oakland, CA
Duration: 13 Months (Extension Possibility)
Shift: Days & Nights  - 12hr/36/week
Pay Local: $70/hr - $80/hr - W2
Pay Travel: $2800 - $3300/ Gross weekly (stipend available if >50 miles)

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Deliver high-acuity, patient-centered care in a fast-paced Intensive Care Unit environment
• Continuously monitor, assess, and document critically ill patients’ conditions and responses to treatment
• Operate and manage advanced ICU equipment (ventilators, cardiac monitors, infusion pumps, CRRT, etc.)
• Administer medications, IV drips, blood products, and critical interventions per protocol
• Collaborate with physicians, intensivists, respiratory therapists, and multidisciplinary teams to execute care plans
• Rapidly recognize and respond to life-threatening changes in patient condition
• Provide support and education to patients and families during critical situations
• Maintain accurate, timely charting in accordance with hospital policy and regulatory standards
• Uphold infection control, safety, and quality-of-care benchmarks at all times

Requirements & Qualifications

• Active California RN License (in good standing)
• Minimum 2 years of recent ICU experience (acute care hospital setting)
• BLS and ACLS certifications required (AHA preferred)
• Strong experience with ventilated and hemodynamically unstable patients