Travel
ICU
Los Angeles, CA
ICU Float Pool RN — Los Angeles, CA
Days | 4x12 | 07:00–19:30 | 13-Week Contract
This float pool position is based in a high-acuity adult ICU and requires the flexibility to float across multiple critical care and stepdown units, including med/surg, telemetry, PCU, overflow, and PACU as census demands.
Unit Scope
The float cluster spans several specialized ICU units managing:
- Neurological ICU patients
- Respiratory failure, ventilator-dependent patients, and hemodynamic instability
- Acute myocardial infarction with complications
- GI/GU bleeds, environmental injuries, shock states, and massive transfusion
- Solid organ transplant patients (liver, kidney, pancreas, heart/lung)
Required Skills & Experience
- Minimum 2 years of ICU experience (from a comparable large-facility environment)
- Swan-Ganz/Pulmonary Artery line management is a hard requirement — candidates without this experience will not be considered
- Arterial line management, central line care, ventilator management
- Continuous IV sedation and vasoactive/cardiac drip titration
- BiPAP/CPAP, high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC), ICP monitoring
- ABG interpretation, dysrhythmia interpretation and management
- EVD experience and CRRT preferred; transplant experience preferred
Certifications & Licensure
- Active California RN license required at time of submission (no pending or temporary licenses)
- ACLS, BLS, NIHSS required; CCRN preferred
- EKG exam administered at orientation — must pass to proceed
Schedule & Expectations
- 36 or 48 hours per week available
- Weekend shifts required (minimum 6 per 6-week period)
- Must work 3 of 5 holidays
- No scheduling requests accommodated; no RTO in first two weeks
- Flu vaccine required; no exemptions accepted
- First-time travelers considered with qualifying experience
