Travel RN - Emergency Dept

Travel RN - Emergency Dept

American Traveler

Kodiak Island, Alaska, United States

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Rotating

Length (weeks): 26

$3,073.04/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ER RN with current ACLS, BLS, PALS, and TNCC certifications for a 26-week assignment at a Level IV Trauma critical access hospital.

Details

• Work in the Emergency Department of an acute care medical center with Level IV Trauma designation
• Critical access hospital with 46 acute care beds and 22 long-term care beds
• 3x12 hour Day (7:00-19:00) or Night (19:00-7:00) variable shifts
• Weekend shifts required
• Floating within scope to meet facility needs is required
• Uses Epic EMR
• No on-call responsibilities

Requirements

• Active AK RN license required
• Current certifications: ACLS, BLS, PALS required; TNCC preferred
• Minimum 1 year of recent ER nursing experience required
• Previous Charge RN experience required
• Skilled in respiratory care including care of ventilated patients
• Experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management
• Experience with IV therapy, phlebotomy, and starting/maintaining IVs
• Experience with procedural sedation administration and monitoring preferred
• Two supervisory references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years required

Additional Information

• Provide emergency care across a variety of acute patient presentations in a critical access hospital setting
• Scrub color is flexible, any color or business casual accepted
• Facility-provided housing available, typically a 1-bedroom apartment for single occupancy
• Free parking provided on-site
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates not accepted; permanent address must be at least 50 miles from the facility
• Former permanent staff must wait at least 3 months before returning as a traveler and must reside outside a 50 mile radius
• Must commit to working 3 of the 5 major holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day
• RTO requests should be submitted upfront; requests made after offer may not be accommodated
• May be required to float between sister facilities near the contracted location

American Traveler