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Additional Details:
Artificial nails are not allowed for any travelers. Failure to adhere could result in being sent home and/or terminated if policy is not followed.
If candidate worked a perm facility in the last 12 months, 1 reference must be from perm facility.
Eligibility as Current/Previous Employee: cumulative experience applies for previous travelers.
References: At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job you're applying to.
Preferred Skills/Experience: Cardiac experience preferred.
Special Requests: Generally flexible and allow block scheduling.
Unit Details: Nurse:patient ratios: stepdown 1:3; floor 1:5 or 1:6. Patient population includes cardiology, heart failure, cardiac surgery, medicine, and hospitalist (med-surg) patients. RNs are required to titrate drips including heparin, insulin, nitro, Cardizem, nicardipine, Lasix, amio, and dobutamine. Dedicated charge nurse on the unit; goal is a free charge nurse, but depending on staffing they may take 1-3 patients. RT equipment includes NC, CPAP, BiPAP, HFNC, and trach to vent. Tele techs sit in the tele rooms on 8SE and 10SE and monitor and record tele strips. Philips monitoring.
Shift & Scheduling: Weekend days. An eve and a day holiday requirement (Black Friday or Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, New Year's Eve or New Year's Day). No call.
Floating Requirements: Traveler would be the first to be pulled off the unit if needed. Rotational pull to the floor assignment; pull log dates are kept by charge nurses. The pull to the floor assignment is typically 1 out of the 3 shifts.