Virtual Emergency Room Nurse - Nights

Registered Nurse/MS/Tele
Contract Details

Position Type: Contract
Contract Duration: 3 months
Shift / Schedule: Night shift, 4x12 hours (18:45-7:15); We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
The ED Holding unit (EDIP) is an inpatient holding area located within the Emergency Department where patients are waiting for an inpatient bed in the hospital. Patients may have any medical/surgical adult diagnosis, and the traveler may have PCU level patients. Travelers are expected to take MS/Tele cases as well as float to ED and MedSurg areas as needed.
Care for patients in the ED Holding unit who are awaiting inpatient bed placement, with any adult medical/surgical diagnosis.
Manage MS/Tele cases and float to ED and MedSurg areas as needed.
Manage PCU level patients as assigned.
Work within target ratios of 1:6 for MS/Tele patients or 1:4 for PCU level patients.
Work every other weekend as required.
Be aware that consolidation to the Centralized Office mid-contract may occur, and contract staff may be preassigned to units as needed.
Document and communicate using unit systems: Pyxis, Epic, and SBAR.
Telemetry - on the unit monitoring
Telemetry - remote monitoring
Colostomy care
Feeding tube care and management
Peripheral Line Care/Management
Phlebotomy
Central line blood draw
Pre/Post Neuro Surgery
Wound Care/Wound Vac
Must pass EKG Testing prior to start for this specialty
Flu vaccination required (medical/religious exemptions only)
Local candidates accepted
This is a mixed unit with high acuity patients.
Unit is the ED Holding inpatient area (EDIP) located within the Emergency Department.
Standard equipment in use, including cardiac monitors, IV pumps, and other monitoring systems.
Unit documentation and medication systems: Pyxis, Epic, SBAR.
Unit orientation: Every other weekend required.
Must float to ED and MedSurg areas as needed.
Patient diagnoses include any adult Medical/Surgical diagnoses.
Any call-offs or additional RTO on unit could possibly result in a contract cancellation and DNR (Do Not Rehire).
Must pass EKG Testing prior to start for this specialty.
Contract staff will be assigned and expected to work a Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team. Contract staff may be required to report to work during a catastrophic event, mass casualty, or disaster. Consolidation to the Centralized Office mid-contract may occur, and contract staff may be preassigned to units as needed.

This client is a leading healthcare system operating in the Southeastern United States, providing acute care and specialty medical services across its regional hospital network. The organization employs thousands of clinical and support professionals - including registered nurses, medical-surgical specialists, telemetry nurses, emergency department staff, and allied health professionals - who deliver care across inpatient, emergency, and surgical service lines.
GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.Healthcare