Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit
Per Diem Staffing Systems, Inc.
Palo Alto, California
Staffing partner
RN · ICU · Critical & Intensive Care
Posted Jun 25 · Not open to new grads
- Shift
- Rotating
- Hours a week
- 36
- Unit
- ICU
- Contract
- 13 weeks
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Rotating · 3 a week · 36 hours
- Term
- 13 weeks · Travel
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Staffing partner
- Per Diem Staffing Systems, Inc.
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
About this role
Stanford Hospital is seeking (3) ICU Registered Nurses (RN) for a 13-week contract. 12-hour rotating shifts, 36 hours per week. Must have at least 3 years of recent ICU experience. Must live 60 miles outside of Palo Alto to be considered a traveler.
Sourced from a public job board.
“12-hour rotating shifts, 36 hours per week. Must have at least 3 years of recent ICU experience. Must live 60 miles outside of Palo Alto to be considered a traveler. Registered Nurse- Intensive Care Unit Stanford” · from this posting
Requirements
- Current CA RN License
- Current BLS & ACLS (AHA)
- Current NHISS
- 3 years of recent ICU experience
- Previous travel assignment completed
- Must be able to pass EKG exam with 85% or higher
- EPIC experience
- BSN preferred
Place
- City
- Palo Alto, California
- Median rent
- $3,484/mo
- Local household income
- $231,101/yr
- State price level
- 11% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
California index 110.7, where 100 is the national average.
Palo Alto sits in the heart of Silicon Valley, blending leafy residential streets with a high-energy tech culture. Stanford University anchors the town with world-class medical and research facilities, while a mild climate and easy access to the Santa Cruz mountains make it attractive for RNs who love both career prestige and outdoor weekends.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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About the employer
Per Diem Staffing Systems, Inc. is a nurse staffing agency headquartered in Irvine, California (92618) that provides registry and contract nursing services to hospitals and healthcare systems. The agency places registered nurses in a variety of clinical settings, including high-acuity…
On your path
ICU / Critical Care is a specialty you move into. The classic route: base year, then transfer in.
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- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekend, holiday, and call?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?