Travel Nursing Jobs in California

Travel Nurse RN - Cath Lab - $3,040 per week in Glendale, CA - A cardiac catheterization lab nurse has the primary function of performing work using the heart catheterization tool. This catheter is inserted into the arteries of the heart and used to diagnose heart conditions and sometimes used to provide treatment for certain heart conditions. They also assist physicians with the implant of pacemakers and defibrillators in patients who are suffering from heart conditions and heart disease. Physicians performing angioplasties, valvuloplasties, stent placements, cardiac catheterization, and other catheterization procedures often employ the assistance of a cardiac catheterization lab nurse.

Travel Nurse RN - Long-Term Care - $2,220 per week in Alturas, CA - Long term care nurses specialize in the coordination of care of patients, performing nursing tasks particular to the elderly population, respond to changes in patient statues, and also provide mental and physical support to families and patients.

Travel Nurse RN - Psych - $2,460 per week in San Jose, CA - Psychiatric Registered Nurses (RN) provide care for patients with mental illness or disability. The nurses in this role are registered nurses with additional skills to work with difficult patients. These nurses can work in hospitals and clinics. They provide direct patient care and assistance to doctors for patients in crisis, and offer evaluations of patient's progress with treatment.

Travel Nurse RN - Stepdown - $2,436 per week in Rancho Mirage, CA - Step-down nurses provide patient care in transitional units where patients are too sick for the med-surg floor but not sick enough for intensive care. ... They provide this care in an environment with a higher nurse-to-patient ratio then is true in critical care units.

Travel Nurse RN - ICU/Critical Care - $2,784 per week in Pomona, CA - ICU registered nurses (RNs) provide care to critical medical, surgical and traumatized patients. Close monitoring and observation of the patient's heart rate, blood pressure and respiration for signs of distress represent a primary function of and ICU nurse. They also educate patients and their families while providing emotional support.

Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry - $2,232 per week in Glendale, CA - The Telemetry Nurse carries out patient assignments and assumes primary care responsibilities that promote health, prevent illness, restore health, and ease suffering for patients released from intensive care, but still require close monitoring for signs of physical distress or danger. Telemetry nurses utilize sophisticated medical equipment to monitor the vital signs of patients in their unit. Nurses work with physicians to develop treatment plans for patients in the telemetry unit. The blood pressure, heart rate, blood oxygen level and cardiac electrical activity of patients in a telemetry unit is constantly monitored by specialized equipments, and telemetry nurses keep track of this information and take quick action to treat patients who develop problems. Telemetry nurses mainly care for patients recovering from heart conditions or cardiac surgery.

Travel Nurse RN - CVICU - $2,700 per week in Saint Helena, CA - CVICU registered nurses (RNs), specialize in cardiac care, in an adult critical care unit providing comprehensive care for critically ill patients with a primary cardiac diagnosis. The CVICU RN performs intense monitoring of patients and cares for those requiring Intra-aortic balloon pumps, external temporary pacemakers and continuous renal replacement therapy. The CVICU RN may also work closely with the Cardiac Catheterization Lab to assist in quick diagnosis and treatment of patients requiring percutaneous coronary intervention for ST elevation myocardial infarction. CVICU RN responsibilities may also include responding to all cardiac and respiratory arrests in the hospital, assisting with immediate treatment of these critically ill patients. CVICU nurses also provide emotional support for patients and their families as well as educating patients and their families on how to manage post-treatment home care needs. CVICU registered nurses (RNs), specialize in cardiac care, in an adult critical care unit providing comprehensive care for critically ill patients with a primary cardiac diagnosis. The CVICU RN performs intense monitoring of patients and cares for those requiring Intra-aortic balloon pumps, external temporary pacemakers and continuous renal replacement therapy. The CVICU RN may also work closely with the Cardiac Catheterization Lab to assist in quick diagnosis and treatment of patients requiring percutaneous coronary intervention for ST elevation myocardial infarction. CVICU RN responsibilities may also include responding to all cardiac and respiratory arrests in the hospital, assisting with immediate treatment of these critically ill patients. CVICU nurses also provide emotional support for patients and their families as well as educating patients and their families on how to manage post-treatment home care needs.

Travel Nurse RN - Med/Surg - $1,932 per week in Weaverville, CA - In general, M/S nurses provide care and treatment to ill, injured, and recovering adults. The medical-surgical nurse must be able to assess patient condition, administer medications, change dressings, monitor vital signs, keep records, and provide patients with support and education.

Travel Nurse RN - PICU - $2,736 per week in San Diego, CA - Pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) nurses manage the care of the infant, child or adolescent experiencing life-threatening problems requiring complex assessment, high intensity therapies and interventions, and continuous nursing vigilance. An important part of a PICU nurse’s responsibility is providing education, information, and emotional support to their patient’s family and caregivers.

Travel Nurse RN - Oncology - $3,320 per week in Chico, CA - An Oncology Registered Nurse (RN) is a specialist in the health care field that administers care and support for patients undergoing cancer treatments. He/ she works as an integral part of the multidisciplinary staff and is responsible for educating patients and families and/or significant others about tests, procedures and treatments and their side effects.