Travel Nurse (RN) - Progressive Care 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 must cover at least 1 full year of relevant experience in specialty within the past 3 years.

Manager may or may not interview. Clinician must be okay with this. If Clinician has questions, please email the AM.

Clinical Candidates must work the entire shift of the night before the holiday for the Holiday rate to go into effect; that is, 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM or 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM.

Shift: 3x12 Nights or 4x12 Nights

Weekend Req: Every other weekend required

Float Req: Required to float within units of equivalent or lower level of acuity.

Skills Req: MS/Tele, Telemetry, Interpretation and Management of dysrhythmias, IV insulin protocols, Titration of Insulin drips, Feeding tube care and management, Pre/Post Hemodialysis Management, Renal failure, IV therapy/Phlebotomy, Starting IVs, Heparin Protocols, PCA, Nasal Cannula, Isolation Precautions

Skills Preferred: Cardiac Telemetry, ER Holding, PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown

Scrubs: Any Color

COVID-19 - all travelers must be able and wiling to accept assignments that include COVID-19 patients

Skills: Skills marked with * are preferred IV therapy/Phlebotomy

Accessing Ports* Blood Product Administration Central line care/management* Peripheral Line Care/Management Phlebotomy PICC line management Starting IVs Work Settings

Cardiac Telemetry* ER Holding* MS/Tele PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown* Telemetry Gastrointestinal

Feeding tube care and management Medications

Heparin Protocols Manage Cardiac drips- no titration* PCA Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response

Interpretation of dysrhythmias Management of dysrhythmias Telemetry -on the unit monitoring* Telemetry- remote monitoring* Use of Rapid Response Teams Professional Topics and Skills

Isolation Precautions Wound Care/Wound Vac* Endocrine/Metabolic

IV insulin protocols Titration of Insulin drips Respiratory

Nasal Cannula Oxygen face masks* Genitourinary/Renal

Pre/Post Hemodialysis Management Renal failure Plastics

Surgical drains*

Weekend Coverage: Every Other

Patient Age Groups: Adolescents, Adults, Geriatrics

Special Procedures/Unit Details: This RN will assume the care of admitted patients with varying diagnoses while they are boarding in the ED awaiting bed placement on an inpatient unit.

Return Staff Policy If a nurse has held previous employment with Medstar, must be gone for a minimum of 1 year to return as a traveler.