Registered Nurse: Mobile IV Therapy
San Francisco, California
RN
Posted Sep 5
- Unit
- ICU
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Per Diem
- On the floor
- Charge shifts
- Accepts
- RN
- Scheduling
- Self-scheduling offered
- Guaranteed hours
- If you want guaranteed wages and benefits, that is a completely fair thing to want, and this is not it.
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in California is $49/hr, across 1912 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
The job
Physician-ordered IV and IM therapy, delivered to people where they are: homes, hotels, offices, festivals, and private events across the Bay Area.
Mission apartment at noon. Oakland office by two. No charge nurse, no second RN for a hard stick, no pharmacy to call at 11pm. Just you, your kit, the standing orders, and a physician on the phone.
Some nurses read that and feel their shoulders come down. Hi.
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What we pay
- Mobile visits: $90 an hour
- Events: $50 an hour , plus $40 for every IV you place and $10 for every IM you give
- Tips: 100% yours. We take nothing.
Indeed puts the average California infusion RN at $59.47 an hour.
Our mobile rate is $90.
That is 51% more, before tips.
The more you work, the better it gets
The nurses who take the most shifts earn more per shift, and they get the first call on the work everyone wants.
- Your rates go up with your volume. More shifts, more per shift.
- So does your access. Backstage at festivals, artist and VIP areas, multi-day activations, and the concierge regulars who ask for you by name and tip like it.
Take one assignment a month and you get what is left. Take twelve and we take care of you. We are not subtle about this.
What you do
- Drive to the patient. Assess, confirm the order, place the line, run it, monitor, discontinue, chart.
- Administer IV and IM therapy under the supervising physician's orders and written standardized procedures.
- Recognize and treat reactions. You are the clinician in the room.
- Carry, secure, and account for your kit.
- Escalate early. Nobody here has ever had a problem with escalating too soon.
Who we want
- No managing required. We send it. It comes back right.
- A hotel suite is a clinical space. For forty minutes, that is exactly what it is.
- The calmest person in the room. In some of these rooms, that is an achievement.
- Three sticks means three sticks. Judgment drives the therapy, never the per-procedure rate.
- You can hold a line with a client who is enthusiastic, wealthy, and wrong.
Requirements
- Active, unencumbered California RN license
- One year minimum: ER, ICU, PACU, oncology, infusion, or urgent care
- Current BLS. ACLS preferred
- Real IV skill in bad light with nobody to tap in and save the day
- Able to carry a 20 lb kit and stay on your feet through a long event
- Your own vehicle and smartphone
- W-9 on file before your first assignment
The 1099 part
This is an independent contractor engagement. You take or decline any assignment and nobody builds your calendar. There is no overtime, no sick leave, and no workers' compensation, and every number above is gross. Event pay moves with volume. A busy room pays well. A slow one does not but we still pay you a base hourly. We tell you what we expect a shift to look like before you accept it. If you want guaranteed wages and benefits, that is a completely fair thing to want, and this is not it.
How to apply
Send your resume, your California RN license number, and three answers
- What availability are you filling, and where in the Bay?
- Do you carry your own malpractice coverage?
- Hardest IV you ever landed?
Avalon Vitality does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, pregnancy, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, genetic information, reproductive health decisionmaking, military or veteran status, caregiver status, weight, height, or any other characteristic protected by federal, California, or San Francisco law. Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available on request. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pay: $50.00 - $150.00 per hour Expected hours: No more than 40.0 per week
Benefits
- Flexible schedule
Work Location: On the road
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Requirements
- Active, unencumbered California RN license
- One year minimum: ER, ICU, PACU, oncology, infusion, or urgent care
- Current BLS. ACLS preferred
- Real IV skill in bad light with nobody to tap in and save the day
- Able to carry a 20 lb kit and stay on your feet through a long event
- Your own vehicle and smartphone
- W-9 on file before your first assignment
Place
- City
- San Francisco, California
- Median rent
- $2,476/mo
- Local household income
- $140,970/yr
- Metro price level
- 16% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
San Francisco area index 115.6, where 100 is the national average.
San Francisco blends steep hills, ocean views, and dense neighborhoods like the Mission and Pacific Heights into a compact city. Mild weather year-round encourages outdoor activity, while diverse bistros and tech-driven culture give shifts off a vibrant pace. A memorable setting for nurses seeking coastal charm and urban energy.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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