Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care Unit

Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care Unit

American Traveler

Grand Island, Nebraska, United States

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 15

Openings: 1

$2,275.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Progressive Care/Stepdown Unit position requiring telemetry interpretation skills and drip titration experience on nights.

Details

Acute care Stepdown/PCU with 33 beds

Nurse:patient ratio of 1:4-5, transitioning to 1:6 in June with virtual nursing support

Patient population spans young adults through geriatrics with sepsis, STEMI, CHF, chest pain, COVID, stroke, renal failure, COPD, DKA, and complex multisystem cases

RNs required to titrate drips including Heparin, Amiodarone, Cardizem, Nitroglycerin, IV antibiotics, and Insulin

RNs must read and interpret their own telemetry strips

Uses EPIC EMR

RT equipment on unit includes BiPAP and Airvo

Charge Nurse present each shift and currently takes a patient assignment

CNAs available at approximately 1:10 ratio, fluctuating with census

12-hour night shifts, rotating 0630-1900 and 1830-0700

Every other weekend requirement

Holiday coverage as needed to meet unit needs

May float to MedSurg, Inpatient Rehab, or Skilled Care

Unit schedulers set traveler schedules

Requirements

Active RN license (State or Compact/NLC) for the state of submission, pending licenses not accepted

BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required, active only

Minimum 2 years of RN experience required

BSN not required

Acute care Stepdown/PCU experience required

Must reside at least 50 miles from the facility, verified via driver's license

May not currently or previously (within the past year) be employed full time, part time, or PRN with any CommonSpirit, CHI, or Dignity facility (PRN through outside staffing firms is acceptable)

Two professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months worked and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years worked, including dates of employment and rehire eligibility

Copy of driver's license required for consideration

Additional Information

Provide direct patient care in a fast-paced Stepdown unit with frequent admissions and discharges within the same shift

Success on this unit favors strong teamwork, a positive attitude, and commitment to bedside reporting and hourly rounding

Unit is transitioning to a virtual nursing model in June, with each nurse assigned their own CNA and virtual nurses assisting with admissions, discharges, education, rounding, and care plans

Charge Nurse will not carry a patient assignment once virtual nursing is implemented

Orientation includes a first week of classroom training followed by two 12-hour shifts on the floor

Scrub color for RNs is navy blue

Artificial nails are prohibited in all patient care departments; refusal to remove them results in contract termination

RNs must pass an open-book skills exam during orientation with a minimum score of 90% or face termination

Up to 7 days of RTO may be requested upfront per 13-week contract; additional RTO requests will not be approved after submission

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12