Medical Surgical / Telemetry Unit - Travel Registered Nurse

Trusted is seeking an experienced nurse for this exciting travel nursing assignment. Trusted has streamlined the travel nursing experience by enabling nurses to apply directly to jobs without the need for recruiters. This unique approach provides more transparency, eliminates pesky calls from recruiters, and puts more money in your pocket. Join the thousands of nurses across the country who have already made the switch to a more modern way to work.

Shift: 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM

Experience:

• 24 months of experience with 3 months worked in the last 12 months.

• 12 months of Medical Surgical / Telemetry Unit experience with 12 months worked in the last 3 years.

• Travel experience is preferred.

• Experience with Cerner is required.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have a Wisconsin license or compact license (required after submission).

• This role may require floating to additional units and locations

• Local & travel allowed. Candidates living <80 miles from facility will be processed as local.

• 6 months gap required between for Staff at Program: Medical Solutions Plus Program - Marshfield Clinic Health System and no current placement allowed at Program: Medical Solutions Plus Program - Marshfield Clinic Health System.

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.

Eligibility as Current/Previous Employee: Must disclose previous employment on your resume or elsewhere within the submission for a DNU check.

Resume: Each employment history entry must include all the following: detailed duties, hospital size, unit size, trauma level (if applicable), patient ratio, teaching facility.

Required Skills/Experience: - Must have majority of cardiac experience (heavy cardiac unit). - Must have 1 year of Tele, IMC/Stepdown RN experience. - Must have drip experience.

Special Requests: - Any employment gaps greater than 30 days must be explained. - Must take a full 6 months off from any Sanford Health or Good Samaritan Society location as well. - Previous Marshfield employees must have an end date at least 6 months before submission. - Block scheduling may be accommodated but is not always guaranteed.

Unit Details: - Patient ratios: average 1:5 day/evening; 1:5-7 nights (average 6; must be okay with 7 patients). - Up to 75% of patients can be cardiac, including pre/post caths, pre-CABG, chest pain, NSTEMIs, and other procedural cardiac cases; also sees CHF, COPD, pneumonia, diabetes, dialysis, altered mental status, nephrology, hematology, wounds, and overflow strokes. - RNs titrate drips; common titratable/set-rate drips include insulin, heparin, nitro, diltiazem, and lasix. - Tele techs are stationed elsewhere and provide 24/7 monitoring; nurses have a monitor on the unit to check rhythms. - Charge RN generally has patients but not a full assignment so they can serve as a resource. - Nurse aides available; average 1:9 day/evening and 1:14 nights if full. - RT/equipment includes continuous CPAP and BiPAP, high flow, Vapotherm, nebs, and chest PT; no vents.

Shift & Scheduling: - Every other weekend (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday). - Every other holiday. - No call.

Floating Requirements: - Floats generally to other Med/Surg floors; float rotation is used for fairness. May need to float outside the Med/Surg cluster, especially for a patient observer 1:1 need; if the clinician has other specialty experience, they may float there.

7 days maximum time off

1 Charge/Lead reference required from within the last 12 months

1 reference required from within the last 3 years

Driver’s license required for submission

Certifications:

• BLS (Basic Life Support)

• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale)

• Skills Checklist: Yes
• References: Yes
• License Type: registered
• License State: WI
• Certifications: Basic Life Support, NIH Stroke Scale

Job Details

• Job Type: Travel
• Nurse/Patient: – –
• Shift Type: Night
• Contract Date:
• Expected Length: 13 weeks
• Hours per Shift: 12
• Shifts per Week: 4