Travel Nurse (RN) - Medical Surgical / 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:

References: At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job you're applying to.

Required Skills/Experience:

• Limited resources onsite (no IV team; must be comfortable with IV starts; RT oversees the entire hospital).
• Basic tele arrhythmia knowledge.

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Experience/knowledge of TURPS-CBI preferred.
• Critical Access or Trauma Level 3 or 4 experience preferred.

Special Requests:

• Must take full 6 months off from any Sanford Health or Good Samaritan Society location as well.
• Must disclose previous employment on your resume or elsewhere within the submission for a DNU check.
• Each employment history entry must include detailed duties, hospital size, unit size, trauma level (if applicable), patient ratio, and whether the facility was a teaching facility.
• Any employment gaps greater than 30 days must be explained.
• Can't guarantee blocking (consider longer blocks of 6 shifts, when able), but do try to accommodate self scheduling.

Unit Details:

• Nurse:patient ratios: 5:1 for day shift, 6:1 at 11pm; LPNs work until 11; team nursing with LPNs 2:7 ratios.
• Common diagnoses/cases include NHP, cellulitis, UTI, COPD, GU, pacemaker, sepsis, nursing home placements, and day surgical cases including ortho (hips and knees), choles, appys, and TURPS-CBI. Small peds population (3/yr); not given to traveler unless prior experience or no other options.
• RNs do not titrate drips.
• Charge nurse takes an assignment; travelers could be placed as relief charge.
• Hospitalist/Intensivist in house until 6pm daily, then telemed.
• RT available 24/7; CPAP.
• Telemetry is done in ICU daily using a physical monitor at the nurses desk.

Shift & Scheduling:

• 0700-1900 and 1900-0700.
• Every other weekend rotation, including Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
• 2/3 holidays required.
• Opportunity/potential to be placed on call/standby.

Floating Requirements:

• Must be able to float to like units and patients.