Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care Unit

Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care Unit

American Traveler

Marquette, Michigan, United States

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 26

$2,779.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an RN for a Progressive Care Unit (PCU)/Cardiac Stepdown position requiring MI licensure and at least 1 year of PCU or stepdown experience.

Details

• Work in the Medical Surgical Telemetry/Cardiac IMCU at a Level 2 trauma specialty care hospital
• Cardiac and stepdown patient population including trauma and stepdown levels of care
• 36-bed unit with patient ratios of 1:5-6 for cardiac patients and 1:3-4 for PCU/stepdown patients
• Common diagnoses/treatments include chest pain, VATS, stroke/TIA, pre and post open heart surgery, pacemakers, heart blocks, vascular issues, and CHF
• Uses telemetry monitoring equipment and Cerner EHR
• 12-hour night shifts from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM
• Works every other weekend
• Float requirement to other units
• On-call required only during low census periods

Requirements

• Active MI RN license required
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS
• Minimum 1 year of PCU or stepdown experience required
• Associate degree in nursing required
• Experience with cardiac patient populations, chest tubes, cardiac monitoring, and cardiac drips required
• Cardiac stepdown population experience required
• PCU/stepdown patient population and low-level ICU skills preferred

Additional Information

• Provide nursing care to cardiac and stepdown patients requiring telemetry monitoring
• Strong teamwork skills required to collaborate with unit staff
• Scrub color requirement: blue or navy, blue jeans not permitted
• Must reside 60 miles or greater from the facility to be considered for the travel pay rate
• Cannot have worked as permanent staff at any LifePoint facility within the last 12 months
• Cannot be employed elsewhere full time while on assignment