Travel RN - Med/Surg - Long Term Care

Travel RN - Med/Surg - Long Term Care

American Traveler

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Position ID: P-750448

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

$2,266.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Long Term Acute Care RN for a 13-week night shift assignment requiring 3 years of experience and a CT or compact RN license.

Details

Long term acute care setting serving a medical, rehab, and respiratory patient population

Primary patient population is approximately 65% chronic vent/trach patients and 35% rehab-type patients including stroke, TBI, respiratory failure, and COPD

24-bed unit at the Hartford Satellite Campus

Patient ratios range from 1:5-8, averaging 6-7 patients per nurse

12-hour night shift schedule, 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM, 36 hours per week

Every other weekend required

Float required to like units at the New Britain Campus, including Respiratory Care Unit/Respiratory Step Down (ratios D/E 1:9, N 1:12), MRU/CMU Medically Complex Rehabilitation with cardiac monitoring (ratios D/E 1:7, N 1:9), and TRU for TBI and medically complex chronic care (ratios D/E 1:7-10, N 1:12)

Travelers are prioritized for float assignments

Will not be floated to Pediatrics unless pedi-specific experience

Respiratory therapists manage ventilators, not nursing staff

Requirements

Active RN license (CT or Compact) required

3 years of RN experience required

Experience with respiratory/vented patients strongly preferred

Prior travel nursing experience preferred

Willing to obtain flu vaccination or provide medical declination (personal or religious declinations not accepted)

Additional Information

Responsibilities include IV starts, drip administration, blood administration, EKGs, medication titrations, glucose monitoring, wound vac changes, complex and simple wound dressings, trach care, suctioning, straight catheterization, foley care, port access, central line dressing, and wound measurements

Accepts local candidates

Local and radius pay rates available within 50 miles