iDEAL Hire is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Los Angeles, California.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 12/15/2025
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Registered Nurse - ICU
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Schedule / Job Type: Full-time, night shift (3/5 holidays required), 10 or 12-hour shifts, contract (15-17 weeks)
Key Responsibilities
- Provide high-quality nursing care in a hospital ICU environment, including ICU float pool assignments across various units such as MS, Tele, PCU, Overflow PACU, and Stepdown.
- Administer medications, manage vents, perform IV starts, and conduct ICP monitoring with a focus on patient safety and optimal outcomes.
- Utilize skills in telemonitoring, conscious sedation, and PA lines, adhering to unit-specific protocols and standards.
- Assess and respond to patient needs rapidly, supporting patients with neurological, respiratory, cardiovascular, or transplant conditions.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive patient care during floating assignments across high-acuity units.
- Maintain compliance with certification requirements and pass EKG screening on orientation first day.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 2 years of recent ICU nursing experience, including PA line skills (assessment during interview required).
- ACLS, BLS, and NIH certifications.
- Experience working in large hospital settings, including transplant units preferred.
- Ability to perform vent management, IV starts, ICP monitoring, and telemonitoring.
- Must pass EKG exam administered on the first day of orientation.
Preferred Experience / Skills
- ICU experience in neuro, respiratory failure, myocardial infarction, or hemodynamic instability units.
- Exposure to transplant patient populations and Level I Trauma experience.
- Certification such as CCRN is a plus.
- Charge nurse experience is advantageous.
Why Join Us
- Opportunity to work in a renowned transplant center with diverse and challenging cases.
- Flexible floating assignments across multiple high-acuity units, fostering broader skill development.
- Supportive team environment committed to exceptional patient care.
$2244 includes taxable hourly rate plus meals and lodging stipend.
IDEAL JOB ID: 3033851
About iDEAL Hire
iDEAL HIRE is dedicated to working with the best of the best in healthcare and education. The iDEAL HIRE experience involves layers of support from the industry's most experienced team. Benefits to working with iDEAL HIRE:
- Dedicated Recruiter
- Dedicated Compliance Member
- Weekly Pay
- Referral Bonus
- Medical Benefits
- Dental Benefits
- Vision Benefits
- Monitoring Credentials
Benefits
- Weekly pay
- Referral bonus
- Vision benefits
- Dental benefits
- Medical benefits