Travel Nurse RN - ER/Trauma - $1,808 to $1,993 per week in Ellsworth, ME

Job Description & Requirements

Registered Nurse Emergency Room - Travel - (ER RN)

StartDate : 9 / 23 / 2024 Available Shifts : 12 N Pay Rate : $1808.02 - $1992.51

Simplifi Interviews Address : 50 Union St., Ellsworth, ME 04605Hospital Beds : 64General InformationBeds : 15 with 2 hallway treatment spacesMinimum experience?

RN : 1 year ED ExperienceTech : 1 year, ER experience preferred but not requiredWill you accept a first-time traveler?RN YesTech YesPatient Types : They do approx.

50-60 visits a dayInfants to End of Life, CHF, NSTEMI, abdominal pain, minor trauma (MVA), ER holds. Major traumas are stabilized and life flighted out.

Heavy psych population Behavioral / Dementia (some can be aggressive at times and there for a longer length of stay), Withdrawal, etc.

There are processes in place to increase protection of the department staff with aggressive / behavioral patients. These can be reviewed during the interview (see below), or with the leadership team once on assignment.

Patient Ratios : RN 1 : 4-5; on night shift there are times that depending on Census, there may be only 2 RNs for the night shiftTech 2 per shift when fully staffed (one acts as HUC, the other will support the RN staff with CNA duties)Required Certifications : RN : BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCCTech : BLS, EKG certification (preferred)Skills required : RN : Travelers do not necessarily need charge experience but need to be willing to be trained and act as charge as often as needed.

Please decline traveler if they’re unwilling to do this.General ED skills, PIV, trauma stabilization, procedural sedation is a MUST, cardiac rhythm interpretationTech : 50% of the time they will work as Unit Secretary and the other 50% will be as CNA performing patient care duties to assist the nursing staff : Vitals (inpatient and possibly outpatient for patients waiting in their cars), blood glucose checks, ADL’s, transporting patients, lab runs, any other task as assigned;

experience with EKG’s (preferred)Support on the Unit : Tech 2 per shift when fully staffed (one acts as HUC, other will assist with patient care)HUC, 24-7 - also does telemetry monitoringCharge nurse may have patients, depending on staffingED physiciansPhlebotomyRT 24 / 7Hospitalist 24 / 7Charting System : CernerFloating : If yes, where?

Tech may float to Med SurgOrientation : (facility and unit)General hospital orientation1-2 shifts on unit, dependent on skills / comfort levelScheduling : They have staggered shifts : RN : 7a-7p, 10a-10p, 12p-12a, 7p-7aTech : 6 : 30a-7p & 6 : 30p-7aWeekend rotation : every otherCan we approve time off?

Seek manager approvalWill they be on call? If so, what is that schedule? No callHoliday Expectations : every otherOther notes or things you want us to check / verify?

Scrub Color : Any color, must be professionalFree Parking? Yes

Required Qualifications

ME or compact RN License (# / expiration)

ACLS, BLS, PALS, TNCC

ER Reference and SCL within a year

SSN, DOB

60 mile radius rule

Please list RTO dates in selling notes

Job Benefits

At AMN Healthcare we take care of our travelers! We offer :

• Competitive pay rates
• Free, quality, private housing
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401(k) and Flex Spending
• Life Insurance
• Accident and Short-term Disability Coverage
• Free Continuing Education
• Refer a friend and earn extra cash!

About the Company

At AMN Healthcare, we strive to be recognized as the most trusted, innovative, and influential force in helping healthcare organizations provide quality patient care that continually evolves to make healthcare more human, more effective, and more achievable.

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