Travel Nurse RN - Cardiac Stepdown - $1,977 per week

Tact Staff is seeking a travel nurse RN Cardiac Stepdown for a travel nursing job in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty : Cardiac Stepdown
• Discipline : RN
• Start Date : 08 / 26 / 2024
• Duration : 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift : 12 hours
• Employment Type : Travel

REQUIRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP : Minimum Years of Experience : Minimum 2 years of experience on the cardiac floor required.

May screen if 1.5 year of CVICU experience in a large facility Traveler Experience : Required UNLESS traveler has more than 24 months of cardiac experience.

Locals Accepted / Rate Difference : Yes Skills : Cardiac Telemetry, PCU / DOU / IMC / Stepdown, Sheath Removal, Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, Post MI, Pre / Post Cardiac Cath, Manage Cardiac drips- no titration, Titrate Cardiac drips, Chest tubes-Emerson / Pleuravac, External CPAP / BIPAP, Nasal Cannula, Non-invasive airway management Certs : BLS & ACLS, NIHSS PREFERRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP : Arterial line management, Wound Care / Wound Vac, and Charge Experience JOB DETAILS : Ratios : Varies per Acuity.

Ratios are 1 : 4 for surgical step down, and 1 : 5-6 for lower acuity Shift : NIGHT 36 or 48 hours accepted. If 48, then no OT billed until after 48 hours.

13-26 weeks accepted Float Requirement : Will follow unit rotation - not first to float Weekend Requirement : 4 per 4 weeks (flexible) Contract staff will be assigned and expected to work a Storm Team and / or Hurricane Team.

Contract staff may be required to report to work during a catastrophic event, mass casualty or disaster. Consolidation to the Centralized Office mid contract may occur and the contract staff may be preassigned to units as needed PATIENT DIAGNOSES : Atrial Fibrillation, CHF, ACS, CAD, Aortic stenosis / regurgitation, Mitral Regurgitation / Stenosis, Endocarditis, Cardiomyopathy, PVD PAD, Vasculitis, Carotid stenosis, Venous stasis, sheath management, sheath removal.

SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS : CABG, AVR, MVR, TAVR, Mitral Clip, LAAO (Watchman procedure), VATS, Carotid endarterectomy, FEM-POP bypass, Amputations, Other vascular surgeries, Cardiac surgeries, Thoracic surgeries, General thoracic surgery, Post cath, Post DCCV, Post electrophysiology procedures, Pacemaker placements.

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT : Arterial lines (not required), Doppler, Bladder scanner, EKG, Femoral sheaths, TR band, Fem-stop, Chest tubes, Epicardial Pacing Wires.

UNIT SYSTEMS (Medication, Documentation, Communication) : Pyxis, EPIC, SBAR SCHEDULING TYPE : Self UNIT ORIENTATION : 24 hours SCRUBS : Navy INTERVIEW AVAILABILITY : Please provide your candidate's interview availability for the next 72 hours while submitting.

Manager will not offer without speaking to the candidate first. INTERNAL NOTES Please review against the UD *MUST Pass EKG Testing prior to start for this specialty.

Every candidate will be interviewed.

Tact Medical Staffing Job ID #473212. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.

Posted job title : Registered Nurse - Cardiac Stepdown

About Tact Staff

Our nurses choose Tact assignments because it provides the opportunity to take on new challenges in their careers while they travel across the United States and gain enriching experiences on a professional and personal level.

Our dedicated team of staffing consultants will work with you and be your advocate as you choose to embark on new assignments.

Our team is committed to providing our nurses with the most rewarding healthcare assignments and choices at primer healthcare institutions nationwide.

Let us handle the details; you choose the job and location that are right for you.

Be Adventurous, Make a Difference , Travel with Tact.

Be Adventurous - Becoming a travel nurse is not only a professional adventure, but a personal adventure as well. It is an opportunity to challenge yourelf, to explore a new place, and try amazing food...

Make a Difference - Nurses make such a huge difference in so many lives. The care and compassion you show to your patients, does not go unoticed.

We know how important your jobs is, which is why we take our job as recruiters so seriously. Being able to place nurses in hospitals, where you are doing something as crucial as saving lives, is something we feel thankful to be able to do.

Travel with Tact - From the moment we receive your resume we begin trying to build a relationship with you. We know the importance of becoming your friend, before becoming your recruiter.

Building friendly, yet professional relationships allows us to discover what you truly want... and don't want in a travel assignment.

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