Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care Unit

Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care Unit

American Traveler

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Position status: On Hold

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

$2,995.52/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Night Shift RN for a Progressive Care Unit specializing in burn, muscle flap, and head and neck surgery patients, requiring telemetry, vent experience, and OH or compact RN license.

Details

• PCU setting caring for burn injury, muscle flap, and head and neck surgery patients in both ICU and advanced care populations
• Night shift, 4x12 hours (19:00-7:00)
• 13-18 week assignment length
• Team nursing model where RNs, LPNs, and PCTs partner to care for patient groups, with option for primary nursing based on unit needs
• Dedicated wound nurses complete burn wound dressings; travelers are not required to perform these
• N95 fit testing required before working on the HRRU unit unless PAPR is provided
• Must be available to work every other weekend and every other holiday
• Traveler will be first to float at facility discretion, including to main campus (Dayton), south campus (Centerville, under 10 miles), and north campus (Englewood, under 15 miles)
• Facility may cancel up to 2 shifts per contract due to low census

Requirements

• Active OH RN license or compact license required
• Current BLS and ACLS certification
• Minimum 2 years hospital experience required; Level I or II trauma experience preferred
• Vent experience and telemetry experience required
• Must be able to start and maintain IVs
• Epic charting experience required
• Must pass an online EKG telemetry competency assessment prior to starting the assignment
• Experience with arterial line management, central line care, PICC line management, and blood product administration
• Ventilator management, ABG interpretation, suctioning, and high flow nasal cannula experience
• Experience titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips, and administering continuous IV sedation or paralytics
• Dysrhythmia interpretation skills required
• Travel experience preferred

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to burn and advanced surgical patients, including cardiac monitoring and emergency response
• Manage genitourinary/renal complications including acute kidney injury and renal failure
• Administer IV insulin protocols and manage thermoregulation for burn patients
• Monitor for abdominal compartment syndrome and manage high-output drains
• Maintain isolation precautions and appropriate PPE use
• Maximum of 14 days RTO allowed per contract; no schedule requests negotiated after offer
• References are not required for consideration
• Local candidates are not accepted; must reside outside a 50-mile radius
• Previous PRN, perm, or non-extended agency staff of this health system must wait 6 months before reapplying as a traveler, pending facility rehire approval
• Travelers are not eligible for employee incentive programs