Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care Unit

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.

Job 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,

Job 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