Travel Nurse (RN) - Medical Surgical / Telemetry Unit

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

References: At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job you're applying to.

Eligibility as Current/Previous Employee: Must disclose previous employment on your resume or elsewhere within the submission for a DNU check.

Resume: Each employment history entry must include all the following: detailed duties, hospital size, unit size, trauma level (if applicable), patient ratio, teaching facility.

Required Skills/Experience:

• Must have majority of cardiac experience (heavy cardiac unit).
• Must have 1 year of Tele, IMC/Stepdown RN experience.
• Must have drip experience.

Special Requests:

• Any employment gaps greater than 30 days must be explained.
• Must take a full 6 months off from any Sanford Health or Good Samaritan Society location as well.
• Previous Marshfield employees must have an end date at least 6 months before submission.
• Block scheduling may be accommodated but is not always guaranteed.

Unit Details:

• Patient ratios: average 1:5 day/evening; 1:5-7 nights (average 6; must be okay with 7 patients).
• Up to 75% of patients can be cardiac, including pre/post caths, pre-CABG, chest pain, NSTEMIs, and other procedural cardiac cases; also sees CHF, COPD, pneumonia, diabetes, dialysis, altered mental status, nephrology, hematology, wounds, and overflow strokes.
• RNs titrate drips; common titratable/set-rate drips include insulin, heparin, nitro, diltiazem, and lasix.
• Tele techs are stationed elsewhere and provide 24/7 monitoring; nurses have a monitor on the unit to check rhythms.
• Charge RN generally has patients but not a full assignment so they can serve as a resource.
• Nurse aides available; average 1:9 day/evening and 1:14 nights if full.
• RT/equipment includes continuous CPAP and BiPAP, high flow, Vapotherm, nebs, and chest PT; no vents.

Shift & Scheduling:

• Every other weekend (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday).
• Every other holiday.
• No call.

Floating Requirements:

• Floats generally to other Med/Surg floors; float rotation is used for fairness. May need to float outside the Med/Surg cluster, especially for a patient observer 1:1 need; if the clinician has other specialty experience, they may float there.