Registered Nurse - Cardiac Tele

Travel Nurse RN - Cardiac Unit

RTO after booking is NOT allowed and is NOT allowed to be worked out onsite. Any call-offs or additional RTO on unit could possibly turn into a Cancel and DNR. Unit will accept 20 weeks or longer, through 2/27 end date. Required skills/certs/exp: Minimum years of experience: 2 years (It is a challenging and very busy unit - must have similar experience with ratios/acuity). Traveler experience: Yes, willing to accept first-time travelers. Locals accepted / rate difference: Yes, same rate. Skills: IV start and telemetry, pre and post procedure patients cardiac pts., cardiac drips, PCI. Certs: ACLS, BCLS, and NIH.

Job details:

• Target ratios: 1:5-6. Could fluctuate based on unit needs, but travelers must be comfortable taking 6 patients.
• Unit will accept 20 weeks or longer, through 2/27 end date.
• 36 hours can be offered!
• Shift: 12 hr nights; 18:45 - 07:15.
• Local rate waived and approved at posted travel rate!
• RTO: 7 day max for AYA auto offer.
• NO block scheduling.
• Call requirement: Yes; frequency of on call depends on patient census.
• Float requirement: Yes.
• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend, 2 Mondays and 2 Fridays in a 6-week period is required.

Patient diagnoses: We are the primary cardiac and stroke unit. Stable pre/post care for pacemaker implantation, implanted cardioverter/defibrillators, and cardiac catheterization, TR bands. Post uncomplicated interventional peripheral vascular procedure/cardiac interventions without sheaths(s). Non-rebreather mask with stable O2 saturation (must be on pulse ox), unstable angina, low risk chest pain evaluation, CHF, dysrhythmias, all new CVA, TIA patients. Run multiple drips: Cardiazem, Dopamine, Amiodarone, etc.

Special procedures/unit details: Can titrate Cardizem drips. Should be used to a fast passed unit. We typically turnover 78 to 90 patients a week. That means a nurse with a 6 patient assignment can end up turning over their complete assignment and starting over. We do have the addition of a team lead to assist with admissions and discharges. Unit currently houses COVID positive patients with the use of opti-flow and BIPAP. The high side (23) bed side of CTU is a COVID unit that takes patients on opti-flow and acute Bipaps during a COVID surge.

Special equipment: Telemetry and pulse ox High Flow O2 (STABLE), Non-Rebreather Mask (Only if Palliative), Bipap can be used, only if it is chronic use, NO NEW BIPAP Blanketrol NO: UNSTABLE O2 W/ BIPAP, NON REBREATHER, Respiratory Rate > than 35, O2 Sat < 85% HIGH FLOW O2 must have pulse ox ordered NO CONTINUOUS KCl w/ Concentration > than 60mEq/Liter, NO NEW BIPAP.

Unit systems (medication, documentation, communication): Pyxis, Dimensions (EPIC), SBAR.

Scheduling type: Self scheduling per above guidelines and with oversight from leadership to balance as needed. NO BLOCK SCHEDULING.

Unit orientation: 36 hours. Travelers must be available every day week one for hospital orientation. Scrubs: Navy blue scrubs or white scrubs or a mixture of the two and Novant t-shirts are allowed all days of the week. Jackets are to be the same material (not fleece) and color as uniforms. Also, no crocs with holes.