Travel Nurse (RN) - Tele/Stepdown (Telemetry/PCU) - Decatur, Illinois - 898347

Epic Travel Staffing is hiring a Travel RN - PCU 48's

Shift : Nights / 6p-6 : 30a, 12x4, 48hrs per week, No On Call

Length : 13 Weeks

Other details :

• Charting : Cerner
• First-timers accepted : Yes
• Locals accepted : Yes- no radius
• COVID-19 Vaccine (Facility Guideline) : Not Required
• Flu Vaccine (Facility Guideline) : Required - Medical / Religious Exemptions Only

Scrub Color : Royal blue

20 rooms / beds on unit. 1 : 5 ratios for all shifts.

Position / Specialty : PCU RN

Shift : Nights (1800-0630)

20 rooms / beds on unit. 1 : 5 ratios for all shifts.

Years of experience REQ : 1.5 Exp OK!

First-timers accepted : Yes.

Weekend REQ : None.

Certs REQ : ACLS, BLC, NIH required.

Is on-call REQ? No.

Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs? Will float as needed.

Open to accommodating block schedule? Discuss schedule requests with manager.

Locals accepted : Yes- no radius.

Must have active IL license in hand to apply.

Guaranteed Hours : Client may call-off up to 36 hours per thirteen week assignment without paying for the cancelled hours.

If Client cancels more hours than permitted by this section, Client will be billed for any shifts or portions thereof cancelled in excess of this section.

If Candidates are placed on-call in lieu of being called off, that will count as a called-off shift.

Special Requirements : Required Work Setting Experience : MS / Tele, Telemetry, Cardiac Telemetry. Required Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response Skills / Experience : Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, Telemetry -on the unit monitoring, Use of Rapid Response Teams.

Required Cardiovascular Case Skills / Experience : Post Cardiac Angiogram, Post MI, Pre / Post Cardiac Cath, Pre / Post Cardiac Surgery, TR Band.

Required Gastrointestinal Case Skills / Experience : Feeding tube care and management. Required Genitourinary / Renal Case Skills / Experience : Pre / Post Hemodialysis Management, Renal failure.

Required IV therapy / Phlebotomy Skills / Experience : Accessing Ports, Blood Product Administration, Central line care / management, Phlebotomy, Peripheral Line Care / Management, PICC line management, Starting IVs.

Required Medication Experience / Skills : Heparin Protocols, Manage Cardiac drips- no titration, Manage Vasoactive drips-no titration, PCA, Procedural Sedation Administration, Titrate Cardiac drips, Titrate Vasoactive drips.

Surgical drain experience required. Required Respiratory Case Skills / Experience : Chest tubes-Emerson / Pleur-evac, External CPAP / BIPAP, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Interpretation of ABGs, Nasal Cannula, Oxygen face masks, Portable Oxygen tank, Non-invasive airway management, Tracheostomy Management.

Required Professional Topics and Skills : Isolation Precautions, Wound Care / Wound Vac. Code blue / rapid response experience preferred.

Cerner experience preferred.

Hospital Highlights

Type of Facility : Acute Care Hospital

Magnet / Teaching / Level Trauma (if applicable) : Level II Trauma center.

Total Staffed Beds : 372 staffed beds.

Scrub Color : Royal blue.

Charting : Cerner

Unit :

DMH6240-DMH-CARDIAC UNIT

Epic Travel Staffing :

• Day 1 health insurance coverage and comprehensive benefits options
• 401(k) matching program
• Weekly direct deposit
• Concierge state licensing program for RN and other healthcare modalities in multiple states, including CA
• Industry leading allowances and reimbursements
• Referral program with cash bonuses and additional perks
• Exclusive job openings - Only at Epic
• Epic Elite Program - Priority status at top facilities and exclusive loyalty bonuses

To apply for this job or other Epic Travel Staffing jobs, we invite you to apply now, call a recruiter today at 800-917-5055 or email us at [email protected] .

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