Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care Unit

Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care UnitAmerican TravelerAnchorage, Alaska, United StatesPosition status: OpenAssignment type: travelShift: NightsLength (weeks): 13Openings: 1$2,305.17/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)DescriptionAmerican Traveler is hiring a Night Shift RN for a Progressive Care Unit (PCU) position requiring an active AK RN license and at least 1 year of PCU/stepdown experience.DetailsStepdown unit from ICU serving a wide variety of patient populations across multiple disciplinesUtilizes a Co-Care/Virtual Nursing Model with 1 bedside RN, 1 Virtual RN, and 1 CNA per patientBedside RN patient ratio is 1:4, CNA ratio is 1:6Approximately 30% of patient population is cardiac (CHF, MI, s/p TAVR, MVR, pacemaker, arrhythmia, ACS, drug load patients)Also cares for respiratory patients (COVID, flu, COPD, asthma exacerbations, trach patients >24h post-placement, chronic home ventilator patients)Manages complex medical-surgical patients requiring higher-level monitoring (ETOH withdrawal, GIB, etc)Provides overflow coverage for neuro and renal patientsNight shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts (19:00-7:30)Weekend coverage may be more frequent than every other weekend based on staffing needsNo on-call requirementFloating required within scope to lower acuity units, renal care, neuro, and medical-surgical unitsUses Epic for chartingRequirementsActive AK RN license required, license pending accepted but must be in hand for auto offerBLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications requiredMinimum 1 year of RN experience requiredEpic EMR experience requiredSkilled in respiratory care including BiPAP/CPAP management, high flow nasal cannula, ABG interpretation, and tracheostomy careExperience with IV therapy, phlebotomy, central and peripheral line care, and blood product administrationExperience monitoring and managing cardiac dysrhythmias and telemetry (on-unit and remote)Experience with feeding tube care and wound care/wound vac managementFull SSN and DOB required for consideration2 professional references required, covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years in a comparable specialty/settingAdditional InformationLocated in a Magnet-designated, Level II Trauma acute care hospital recognized as a USNWR Best Hospital in AlaskaScrubs provided by facility, free parking availableCandidates must respond to a question regarding any prior employment history with Providence facilities as permanent, travel, or registry/per-diem staffFormer permanent staff must wait at least 3 months before returning as a traveler and cannot be within 50 miles of the facilityCandidates must reside at least 50 miles from the facility to be eligible for travel rate; local candidates accepted at a lower bill rateTravelers may be required to float between sister facilities within the region, with refusal potentially resulting in termination of assignmentAll requested time off must be submitted upfront with the initial submission, as post-offer RTO requests may not be accommodatedCandidates must commit to working 3 of 5 major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day)First-time travelers are welcome to apply