Travel Nurse (RN) - Respiratory Unit

Required Skills/Experience:
Must have 1-2 years of experience.

Preferred Skills/Experience:
RN experience with respiratory/vented patients is strongly preferred.

Unit Details:
Patient population is respiratory-focused and includes vent-dependent patients.
The patient care environment is medical, not traditional Med/Surg.
Nurses do not manage ventilators; respiratory therapists handle ventilators.
Nursing responsibilities include IV starts, drips, blood administration, EKGs, medication titration, glucose monitoring, wound vac changes, complex and simple wound dressings, trach care, suctioning, straight catheterization, Foley care, port access, central line dressing changes, and wound measurements.

Shift & Scheduling:
Flexible contract hours: 36 or 48 per week.

Floating Requirements:
The units most commonly supported are the Respiratory Care Unit and Respiratory Step-Down Unit.
Travelers will also float to MRU/CMU for medically complex rehabilitation with cardiac monitoring (ratios: D/E 1:7; N 1:9).
Travelers will also float to TRU for TBI and medically complex chronic care (ratios: D/E 1:7-10; N 1:12).
Travelers will also float to Hartford Satellite Campus for medical, rehab, and respiratory assignments (ratios: 1:5-8; average is 6 or 7).
Travelers will float based on weekly need; respiratory units have the highest demand.
Float RNs will not be assigned to Pediatrics unless pediatric-specific.

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