Best ICU positions

neurorn6 · Nov 6, 2008

I am on assignment in Orangeburg, SC. The hospital is small, ICU is only 10 beds. No trauma, mostly respiratory issues or CVA or post ops. The people are really nice and very traveler friendly. Town sets between Columbia and Charleston. Pay rate is decent. Also, if you get the chance to work at Shore Mem. Hospital in NJ, they are a great group. I worked there for 13 years and we loved our travelers, especially in ICU.. Good luck in your search.

kateyes7 · Nov 6, 2008

Thanks.

Spiderella · Nov 6, 2008

Right now I'm Oregon city, OR. It's off the beaten path, small ICU with only 8 beds in a local community hospital, but the unit is so great and everyone has been so nice and friendly. It's so cohesive and cooperative...I love it here. IF it wasn't for the nasty weather (rain, rain, go away), I would be there as long as they would have me.

wanderlust99 · Nov 8, 2008

Stanford was a pretty good place. If you are used to a large teaching hospital that is. It's in Palo Alto, CA which is 30 min south of San Francisco. I really enjoyed working in the bay area, it is beautiful. A lot to see and do. California is beautiful, and lots of jobs here. I have several friends who actually signed on for permanent staff after working there.

The good thing about Stanford was they are traveler friendly. They have a lot of travelers, but also a lot of regular staff too. I worked in the e2 icu, which is a 36 bed mix of Neuro, surgical, and trauma pts.

They have a float nurse assigned to you to relieve you for breaks, which you will get. They don't just watch your pts, they work. It was really nice. They would do all the things you are just too busy to do. 2 15 minute breaks in the morning, a 30 min lunch, and another break in the afternoon. The doctors are all nice (there are just a lot of them). The nurses were quite professional...I was impressed with them I must say. The bad thing, it was very very busy, which can be a good thing too. I learned a lot there. And I've only been a nurse for about 3 years and don't have any surgical icu experience, but I really felt comfortable there b/c there is always another nurse to answer your questions.

Can't speak from much experience though, that was my first travel job and I'm only on my second (at cottage hill in santa barbara - avoid it!)

kateyes7 · Nov 11, 2008

Stanford sounds like my type of hospital. Do they have a CTICU or CCU? How was the housing and commute?

wanderlust99 · Nov 11, 2008

They do have a ccu, I don't know what a cticu stands for:confused:

I floated to 'north icu' a couple of times and I believe it was a ccu. They still have all the floats for you and breaks.

Housing, you will be housed anywhere from Palo Alto, Sunnyvale, Mt View, Foster City, Redwood City....any of the surrounding little cities, but it's all in the south bay area.