Travel Nurse (RN) - 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:

Required Skills/Experience:

• No first-time travelers.

Required Credentials:

• If you have a multistate/compact nursing license, you will be required to complete a one time 6 hour suicide prevention training according to the WA state regulations.

Special Requests:

• Must disclose any previous employment with North Valley on your resume or elsewhere in the submission for a DNU check.
• At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job you are applying to.
• Scheduling is done at the management level. Staff have predictable schedules. The facility tries to block 3 shifts for night shift when possible, but travelers are expected to stay flexible and help fill staffing gaps. The manager will work with travelers on the schedule.

Unit Details:

• Lower-acuity telemetry/acute care patients; higher-acuity or complex patients are transferred out.
• Frequent swing-bed patients for wound care, rehab, or long-term antibiotics. Common diagnoses include a.fib, cellulitis, severe wounds, and falls.
• No RRT, code, or IV team available in the facility.
• RN titrates heparin and insulin drips.
• Tele available; RN must read and interpret their own strips, and there are no monitor techs.
• RN performs EKGs, breathing treatments, and Bipap. RT is in house M-F 7AM-3:30 PM with call coverage and a 30 mins response time.
• One shift supervisor oversees both Acute Care and ER and may take a patient assignment when needed.
• Rural facility with minimal resources; clinicians should be comfortable working independently.

Shift & Scheduling:

• Typically 4 weekend shifts in a 4 week period.
• May be asked to go in the holiday rotation.
• No call.

Floating Requirements:

• May be asked to float between Acute Care and the ER; permanent staff typically float to the ER first.