Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Med/Surg Tele position in an ED Holding Support role, requiring a NC or compact license and night shift availability.

Details

• Work within the ED Holding Unit as part of the float pool
• Care for adult medical/surgical patients, including PCU-level acuity
• Assignments may include floating to ED and Med/Surg units as needed
• Patient ratios are 1:7 for MS/Tele and 1:4 for PCU-level patients
• Night shifts only, with a 36-hour weekly schedule and 13-week contracts
• Every other weekend is required
• Required to float based on skillset to other units or affiliate hospitals
• Special equipment includes cardiac monitors, IV pumps, and other monitoring systems
• EMR: Epic; medication system: Pyxis; communication tool: SBAR

Requirements

• Active NC or compact RN license in hand at the time of start
• Minimum two years of RN experience required
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required
• Demonstrated skills in telemetry, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, rapid response, peripheral and PICC line care, blood product administration, phlebotomy, heparin and insulin administration, and specialized respiratory equipment
• Must pass EKG testing prior to start
• Charting experience with Epic required
• Comfort with management of colostomies, feeding tubes, renal failure, chest tubes, CPAP/BiPAP, and tracheostomies

Additional Information

• Responsibility includes caring for patients holding in the ED awaiting inpatient beds
• May be assigned to Storm Team or Hurricane Team during catastrophic events or disaster scenarios
• Unit orientation is 12 hours
• Navy scrubs are required
• A maximum of 7 days RTO is permitted and none allowed during the first week or on holidays
• Holiday coverage requires working 2 out of 3 major holidays
• No additional RTO may be worked out onsite; excessive call-offs may result in assignment cancellation
• Candidates must not have worked as a permanent, PRN, or EP staff employee at the specified health system in the past 12 months
• Current travel Per Diem clinicians at the health system are ineligible
• First-time travelers accepted
• Local candidates are accepted, but those within 50 miles will be offered a local rate
• Fatigue policy enforces no more than 5 days in a row or 60 hours per week