Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care in San Luis Obispo, CA

Job Title

Registered Nurse – ICU

Location

San Luis Obispo, CA | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Night Shift | 12-hour shifts (6:00 PM – 6:00 AM) | Every other weekend required | Holidays rotated with permanent staff

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in an 11-bed ICU with all private rooms at a 1:1–2 nurse-to-patient ratio
• Manage complex patients including open heart, general surgery, STEMIs, strokes, vents, chest tubes, art lines, swan-ganz catheters, CRRT, and impellas
• Administer and monitor vasoactive and critical drips including dopamine, levophed, epinephrine, nitroglycerin, and others
• Read and interpret telemetry strips independently on night shift (monitor tech available on day shift only); utilize Phillips monitoring system
• Mix medications as needed on night shift when off-site pharmacy coverage is in effect after 10:00 PM
• Float to telemetry (1:4 ratio) or medical-surgical (1:5 ratio) units as needed; charge nurse responsibilities may include carrying a small patient load

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license valid in California
• ACLS certification required
• BLS certification required
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification required
• Minimum 2 years of ICU nursing experience
• Hands-on experience with chest tubes, arterial lines, and swan-ganz catheters required
• Proficiency with Cerner EMR

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Prior travel nursing experience strongly preferred
• Experience managing patients on mechanical ventilation
• Familiarity with CRRT and impella devices
• Experience in a charge nurse or lead capacity

Why Join Us

• Work in a well-supported ICU environment with 24/7 respiratory therapy coverage, an on-call intensivist, and a dedicated PICC line team
• Gain exposure to a high-acuity, diverse patient population in a collaborative clinical setting