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Shift: Rotating, 3x12hrs
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Hours: 36 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Sep 1, 2026
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Length: 25 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN with advanced mechanical circulatory support and ECMO experience for a float pool position at an academic medical center.
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Float pool position covering ICU, TCU, ED, and PACU departments across UCSF facilities
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Rotating 12-hour Day (7:00-19:30) and Night (19:00-7:30) shifts
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Schedule cycles run 4 weeks, alternating between day and night shifts based on need
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Patient ratio of 1:2
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CVICU/CTICU/CCU patient population including cardiothoracic surgery, heart and lung transplant recovery, and bridge to transplant cases
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Care for complex critical care patients requiring ECMO, IABP, Impella, LVAD, CRRT, and PA Catheter management
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Epic EMR experience preferred
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Floating required to other UCSF facilities and departments within a 75+ mile radius
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Active CA RN license required
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BSN required
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AHA BLS and ACLS certifications required
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NIHSS certification preferred
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Minimum 4 years of recent ICU experience required
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ECMO experience within the last 6 months to 1 year required
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Bedside RN experience caring for ECMO patients without dedicated perfusion support required
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Ability to independently manage complex critical care patients
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Trauma Level II experience required
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Teaching hospital/academic medical center experience preferred
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Travel nursing experience of 1 year or less within the past 5 years required, including a completed travel assignment within the past 12 months
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2 references from most recent employer required for consideration
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Experience with VA ECMO, VV ECMO, V-PA ECMO, CRRT (NxStage), IABP (Teleflex), Impella, and Ventricular Assist Devices strongly preferred
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Experience with heart failure/cardiogenic shock, pulmonary artery catheters, and prostacyclin therapies strongly preferred
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Experience managing multiple simultaneous support devices (e.g. ECMO + CRRT, ECMO + Impella, ECMO + IABP) highly desirable
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Provide advanced critical care to patients requiring mechanical circulatory support and multi-organ support therapies
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Function within an integrated critical care (ICC) care model supporting cardiovascular, transplant, and mechanical circulatory support populations
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Any prior employment history with University of California medical facilities or their acquired facilities must be disclosed for a rehire eligibility check
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Travel pairs are permitted but generally will not be placed on the same unit, and married couples may not work on the same unit
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All requested RTO must be submitted and approved by the manager at time of offer, with no additional requests accepted mid-contract
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RTO may not fall within the first two weeks of the assignment
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Local candidates are accepted at the same pay rate as traveling candidates
