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:

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.

Required Skills/Experience:

• Critical drips and trach care required.
• MS/Tele nurses must have a good cardiac background.

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Peritoneal dialysis preferred.

Special Requests:

• If the candidate worked at a permanent facility in the last 12 months, 1 reference must be from that permanent facility.
• Cumulative experience applies for previous travelers.
• At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job being applied to.
• Block scheduling allowed as long as unit needs are met; scheduling requests are taken into consideration.

Unit Details:

• Pulmonary and observation unit caring for adult and geriatric patients with respiratory diagnoses and other medical conditions; trach patients are not vented.
• Titrates heparin, Cardizem (up to 15mg/hr only), Lasix, dopamine (low dose renal perfusion only), and amiodarone.
• RNs must review telemetry strips each shift.
• Traveler may be asked to fill in the charge nurse role and can be cross-trained if willing/interested.
• Uses CPAP, BiPAP, high flow O2, trachs on trach collar or room air only, IV pumps, sequential compression devices, pulse oximetry, and specialty beds; RN performs trach care and RT manages vents.

Shift & Scheduling:

• Every other weekend on a set rotation: weekends 1 and 3 or weekends 2 and 4.
• Holiday rotation with core staff; if previously worked there long enough, the schedule aims to avoid assigning the same holidays as the previous year, and manager can consider preferences.

Floating Requirements:

• If not needed on 3P, required to float to 4P or 5P Med-Surg units or to the Emergency Department to care for boarded patients; boarders are intermixed in the ED. Float pool floats first, then staff rotate.