Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care Unit

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Surgical PCU/Stepdown position requiring 2 years of progressive care experience and a CO or Compact RN license.

Job Details

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• Fast-paced surgical overflow unit caring for floor status trauma and general surgery patients,
• Patient ratio of 1:3,
• Rotating 3x12 shifts, days and nights, on a variable schedule (approximately 9 day shifts and 9 night shifts per 6-week period),
• Weekend requirement of 6 weekend shifts within a 6-week period, including Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights and Saturday and Sunday days,
• No on-call requirements,
• Floating required within scope to sister facilities or to Medical PCU/acute care-Med Surg units at a 1:5 ratio (may flex up on Med Surg),
• Uses Epic charting system,
• Navy scrub color required,

Job Requirements

• Active CO or Compact RN license required,
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required; NIHSS preferred,
• Minimum 2 years of progressive care or intermediate care experience required,
• Stepdown or ICU RN experience qualifies,
• Trauma Level II hospital experience required; Trauma Level I and teaching hospital experience preferred,
• Experience with surgical patient populations required,
• Epic EMR experience required,
• Skilled in respiratory care including BiPAP/CPAP management, chest tube management, high flow nasal cannula, and oxygen administration,
• Skilled in IV therapy, central line, PICC line, and peripheral line care/management,
• Experience with blood product administration and surgical drain management,
• Experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and use of Rapid Response/Code teams,
• Experience with Heparin protocols and managing cardiac drips (titration not required),
• Tracheostomy care/management and plastics/breast reconstruction experience preferred,

Additional Information

• Provide PCU-level nursing care requiring ACLS competency, telemetry monitoring, and surgical patient population experience,
• Care for floor status trauma and general surgery patients in a fast-paced overflow setting,
• First-time travelers accepted if comfortable with a fast-paced surgical overflow environment,
• Maximum of 10 RTO days approved per 13-week contract,
• RTO not permitted during specified blackout periods around major holidays and peak census times,
• No blocked scheduling requests permitted,
• Completion of all facility-specific modules required within the first week of assignment,
• Local candidates residing within 75 miles of the facility may be considered at the local rate,
• Candidates previously employed by UCHealth or its affiliates must disclose prior employment for eligibility review,
• Return travelers who completed a full year on assignment may not be rebooked for at least one year