Travel Nurse (RN) - Medical Surgical / Telemetry Unit

Required Skills/Experience:
Nurses must be able to read and interpret their own telemetry strips.

Preferred Skills/Experience:
Teaching facility experience highly preferred.

Required Credentials:
License or background hits are not accepted, regardless of how long ago they occurred.

Special Requests:
Eligibility as Current/Previous Employee: Must disclose previous employment on your resume or elsewhere within the submission for a DNU check.
If you require an interview with the manager, please make a note of it in your special requests.
Resume: Each employment history entry must include all the following: detailed duties, hospital size, unit size, trauma level (if applicable), patient ratio, teaching facility. Any employment gaps greater than 30 days must be explained.
References: At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job you're applying to. All travelers must have one manager/supervisor reference from the most recent/current assignment. DON references are not accepted. Charge nurse references are not accepted. The facility will call any references directly to verify.
Block schedules and matching travel partner schedules are not guaranteed.
No holiday RTO will be approved.
Holiday call-ins will result in cancellation of the contract.

Unit Details:
Patient ratio is 1:6 and can increase due to staffing and acuity.
RNs titrate heparin; amiodarone and Cardizem are fixed-rate drips.
Patient population includes pre- and post-CABG care, cath lab patients, chest pain, new-onset Afib, pacemakers, cardiac abnormalities, CHF, renal failure, pneumonia, COPD, psychiatric patients with suicidal ideation, altered mental status, urologic conditions, acute kidney disease, dialysis patients served by a dedicated hospital dialysis department, and chronic and acute wounds.
Floor case mix includes post-operative cath lab, chest pain, COPD, cardiac dysrhythmias, CHF, various medical-surgical diagnoses, orthopedic and surgical cases, psychiatric patients, COPD exacerbations, COVID when applicable, CKD, and wound care patients.
Most patients are on telemetry. Monitor technicians are available 24/7, and telemetry technicians print strips; the monitor brand is Nihon Koden.
RT equipment includes CPAP and BiPAP.

Shift & Scheduling:
Minimum of 6 Saturdays or Sundays in a 6-week period.
Holiday work is at the manager's discretion and based on unit needs.
No call.
Self-scheduling is balanced by the manager; the initial schedule will not be self-scheduled because the assignment begins in the middle of a current schedule period.
Day 1 includes classroom and unit orientation from 0700-1900; subsequent orientation is on the unit with a preceptor.

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.

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