Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry - $2,649 per week

Certification Details

Certs : ACLS, BCLS and NIH.

Job Details

• 48 HOURS ONLY FOR THIS ROLE
• Target Ratios : 1 : 5-6. Could fluctuate based on unit needs but travelers must be comfortable taking 6 patients. surge.
• Unit will accept contracts from 13+ weeks up to March 15, 2025 (hard stop) to get the Unit through the Holidays!
• Unit currently houses COVID positive patients with the use of opti-flow and BIPAP.
• The high side (23) bed side of CTU is a covid unit that takes patients on opti-flow and acute Bipaps during a covid surge.

Job Requirements

• Minimum Years of Experience : 2 Years (It is a challenging and very busy unit - must have similar experience with ratios / acuity).
• Traveler Experience : Yes, willing to accept first time travelers
• Locals Accepted / Rate Difference : Yes
• Skills : IV Start and Telemetry, pre and post procedure patients cardiac pts., cardiac drips, PCI
• Certs : ACLS, BCLS and NIH.

Schedule Information

• Shift : 12 HR NIGHTS; 18 : 45 - 07 : 15
• RTO : 7 days Max for Auto Offer
• BLACK OUT RTO : 11 / 28 / 2024 - 12 / 02 / 2024; 12 / 18 / 2024 - 01 / 02 / 2025
• NO BLOCK SCHEDULING
• Call Requirement : Yes; Frequency of On Call depends on patient census.
• Float Requirement : YES
• Weekend Requirement : Every other weekend, 2 Mondays and 2 Fridays in a 6 week period is required.
• SCHEDULING TYPE : Self Scheduling per above guidelines and with oversight from leadership to balance as needed.

Unit Specific Information

• Target Ratios : 1 : 5-6. Could fluctuate based on unit needs but travelers must be comfortable taking 6 patients.
• The high side (23) bed side of CTU is a covid unit that takes patients on opti-flow and acute Bipaps during a covid surge.
• UNIT SYSTEMS (Medication, Documentation, Communication) : Pyxis, Dimensions (EPIC), SBAR
• UNIT ORIENTATION : 36 hours. Travelers must be available everyday week one for hospital orientation
• SPECIAL EQUIPMENT : Telemetry and pulse ox High Flow O2 (STABLE), Non-Rebreather Mask (Only if Palliative), Bipap can be used, only if it is chronic use, NO NEW BIPAP Blanketrol NO : UNSTABLE O2 W / BIPAP, NON REBREATHER, Respiratory Rate >

than 35, O2 Sat

than 60mEq / Liter, NO NEW BIPAP

Additional Details

PATIENT DIAGNOSES : We are the primary cardiac and stroke unit. Stable pre / post care for pacemaker implantation, implanted cardioverter / defibrillators, and cardiac catheterization, TR bands.

Post uncomplicated interventional peripheral vascular procedure / cardiac interventions without sheaths(s). Non-rebreather mask with stable O2 saturation (must be on pulse ox, Unstable angina, low risk chest pain evaluation, CHF, Dysrhythmias, All NEW CVA, TIA patients.

Run multiple drips : Cardiazem, Dopamine, Amiodarone, etc.

SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS : Can titrate cardizem drips Should be used to a fast passed unit. We typically turnover 78 to 90 patients a week.

That means a nurse with a 6 patient assignment can end up turning over their complete assignment and starting over. We do have the addition of a team lead to assist with admissions and discharges.