Required Skills/Experience: First-time travelers must have 2 years of permanent staff RN experience in acute care. Titratable gtt experience with Cardene, Cardizem, Insulin, Heparin, Neo, and Levophed required; exceptions may be considered with manager approval.
Preferred Skills/Experience: Chest tube management, trachs, peritoneal dialysis, i-STAT, and CSF (lumbar) drain experience preferred.
Required Credentials: EKG competency exam required prior to arrival.
Special Requests: Travelers must be separated for 1 year if previously permanent staff. Up to 7 days of RTO; must extend 1 week for every full week requested off. Only 1 weekend of RTO may be requested per 13-week contract.
Unit Details: Stroke/stepdown patient population includes CVA/TIA requiring TPA administration, spinal surgical patients (ACDF, laminectomy), and stepdown overflow including AFIB/RVR, DKA, HTN, COPD, ARF, and s/p heart caths. RN ratio 1:3; CNA ratio 1:9. Telemetry monitoring uses cardiac monitors in each patient room connected to Space Lab at the nurse's station, with remote monitoring as backup; nurse is responsible for primary monitoring and printing strips each shift. Uses Alaris IV pumps and Pyxis medication dispensing.
Shift & Scheduling: Every other weekend. Will work 4 days one week and 3 days the next week; this is mandatory. Night shift follows a 5/2 schedule: one group works every Monday/Tuesday (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday one week; Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday the next), working 5 on, 5 off, 2 on, 2 off; the other group works every Wednesday/Thursday (Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday one week; Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday the next), working 5 off, 5 on, 2 off, 2 on. No call. Will work 2 of 3 holidays.
Floating Requirements: May float to Stepdown and MedSurg with ratios of 1:5-6.
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