Travel Nurse (RN) - Step Down Unit

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 a majority of cardiac experience in a heavy cardiac unit.
Must have drip experience.
Special Requests:
Must take a full 6 months off from any Sanford Health or Good Samaritan Society location.
If the clinician previously worked for Marshfield, their employment end date must be at least 6 months before submission.
Any employment gaps greater than 30 days must be explained.
Self-scheduling is not available. Block scheduling may be accommodated but is not guaranteed.
Unit Details:
Patient ratios average 1:5 on days/evenings and range from 1:5 to 1:7 on nights (average 6); clinicians must be comfortable with up to 7 patients.
Up to 75% of patients may be cardiac, including pre- and post-cath patients, pre-CABG patients, chest pain, and NSTEMIs; post-CABG patients are not treated, but procedural cardiac cases are.
Other diagnoses include CHF, COPD, pneumonia, diabetes, dialysis, altered mental status, nephrology, hematology, wounds, and overflow strokes.
RNs titrate drips including insulin, heparin, nitro, diltiazem, and Lasix.
Tele techs provide 24/7 monitoring from elsewhere; an on-unit monitor is available for nurses to verify that a good rhythm is being captured.
Respiratory support includes continuous CPAP and BiPAP, high-flow oxygen, Vapotherm, nebulizers, and chest physiotherapy; ventilators are not used.
Shift & Scheduling:
Every other weekend (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) and every other holiday.
Flexible contract hours: 36 per week may be accommodated.
No call for agency staff.
Floating Requirements:
Staff float primarily to other Med/Surg floors on a rotating basis; they may float outside the Med/Surg cluster, especially for a patient-observer 1:1 need, and may float to another specialty when they have relevant experience.

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