Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care Unit

Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care Unit

American Traveler

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Position ID: P-764326

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

$1,921.86/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Registered Nurse for a Progressive Care/Trauma Telemetry Unit night shift position, requiring ACLS, BLS, NIHSS certifications and a SC or compact RN license.

Details

• Work in a 41-bed progressive care trauma/telemetry unit caring for adult patients recovering from traumatic injuries requiring surgical intervention
• Typical nurse to patient ratio is 1:4, flexing up to 1:5 as needed
• Unit equipped with telemetry monitoring for up to 14 patients
• Patient population includes those with gunshot wounds, penetrating injuries, assaults, motor vehicle crashes, and falls
• Night shift schedule, 3x12 hours, 19:00-7:30
• 36 hours per week
• 6 weekend shifts required per 6-week schedule
• Interdisciplinary support includes IV Teams, PT, Respiratory Services, Interpretation Services, Phlebotomy, Radiology, Social Services, Rapid Response Teams, Pharmacy, Transportation, and Unit Secretary
• Floating to other units or campuses may be required based on census needs, limited to competencies already demonstrated

Requirements

• Active SC or compact RN license required
• Current certifications: ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS
• Minimum 1 year of recent experience in a similar unit required
• 2+ years of specialty experience required for first-time travelers
• Minimum 1 year of experience with Epic EMR required
• Experience with IV therapy, central/peripheral line care, PICC line management, and blood product administration
• Respiratory skills including BiPAP/CPAP management, chest tube care, and tracheostomy management preferred
• Experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and telemetry required
• Wound care/wound vac and isolation precaution/PPE experience preferred
• Trauma Level I or II experience preferred
• Teaching hospital experience preferred

Additional Information

• Provide direct nursing care to adult trauma patients requiring progressive care and telemetry monitoring
• Participate in interdisciplinary care coordination with rapid response and specialty teams
• Orientation occurs every Monday with annual compliance training required
• Pre-assignment testing and modules must be completed within 48 hours of receiving login credentials
• Medication competency test required prior to starting assignment
• Must reside more than 100 miles from any Prisma Health facility to be eligible, unless a specialty exception applies
• Night shift travelers in this specialty may be eligible for consideration at 50+ miles from the contracted campus
• First-time travelers considered with 2+ years of specialty experience