Travel Nurse (RN) - Step Down Unit

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 the 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.

Special Requests:
Staff are allowed 4 requested days off per month.

Unit Details:
Uses Sunrise.
Patient ratios target 1:4, usually run 1:5, and occasionally reach 1:6.
Tele monitors use Nihon Kohden.
RNs must be able to read and interpret their own telemetry strips.
RNs titrate amiodarone, Cardizem, dopamine, dobutamine, labetalol, nitro, and heparin drips; Lasix is used occasionally.
All respiratory equipment is managed by RT, including AirVo high flow and Respironics BiPAP. RT is in-house 24/7.
A hospitalist is in-house 24/7, an intensivist is in the ICU 24/7, and a resident is also in-house 24/7.
An IV team and a PICC/midline team are in-house 24/7; the IV team performs all IV starts.
Pharmacy is in-house 24/7 and uses Pyxis.
Patients include chest pain, rule-out MI, CHF, arrhythmias, post-pacemaker patients, pre- and post-cath patients, and other overflow patients requiring intermediate-care acuity. The unit rarely manages chest tubes and also manages patients on Tikosyn therapy.
Nurses manage radial bands and remove them but do not pull sheaths, and perform groin checks.

Shift & Scheduling:
Night/day rotation.
Staff must be on the unit ready to go by 6:45 am/pm; shifts run from 7a-7p.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are all considered weekend shifts.
Night-shift staff must work 4 weekend night shifts per 4-week schedule.
Day-shift staff must work 4 weekend day shifts per 4-week schedule; however, no one on this unit truly works straight days. Anyone who works straight days must work a minimum of 3 night shifts per 4-week schedule, and those 3 night shifts do not have to be on the weekend. Nights are the only shift considered a straight shift.
Travelers must be flexible if needed to work holidays; they typically do not have to work many holidays because permanent staff usually cover them.
Self-scheduling is allowed as long as the needs of the unit are met.

Floating Requirements:
All staff are required to float as needed in the rotation to Tele or MedSurg, with ratios up to 1:6 and possibly 1:7 in MedSurg (not common).

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