Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for a Stepdown unit night shift position requiring 2+ years of experience, ACLS, and hands-on cardiac care skills including drip titration and post-CV surgery management.

Details

• Stepdown unit in an acute care hospital setting
• Night shift schedule: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM
• Patient ratio of 5:1
• Experience with post-cardiovascular surgery patients required
• Proficiency with cardiac drip titration (Nitro, Cardizem, Amio, Esmolol) required
• Experience with BiPAP and AirVO high-flow therapy required
• Charting via Epic EMR
• Floating to Med/Surg required based on unit needs
• On-call as needed by the unit
• 13-week contract

Requirements

• Active AR RN license or compact RN license currently in hand
• Current certifications required: BLS, ACLS, and NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
• Minimum 2 years of recent Stepdown or related experience
• Experience with post-CV surgical patients and cardiac drip management
• Ability to recognize and respond to a deteriorating patient
• U.S. Social Security Number required; Canadian SINs are not accepted
• No gaps in employment of 90 or more days within the past 12 months

Additional Information

• Must be comfortable with rapid turnaround and changing clinical priorities
• Black scrubs required
• Up to 5 days of RTO is allowed but must be made up during the assignment
• Candidates living within 50 miles of the facility are subject to local candidate rules and restrictions
• Certifications must not expire within the first 30 days of the assignment unless documented renewal is already scheduled