Description

American Traveler is hiring a Stepdown RN with at least 2 years of telemetry experience and teaching hospital background for a fast-paced stepdown unit.

Details

• Work in the Step Down unit of a teaching hospital medical center
• Variable 12-hour shifts, both day (7:00-19:30) and night (19:00-7:30), 3x12 hour schedule
• Must be able to float to other facilities within a 75+ mile radius as needed
• Uses Epic charting system

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required at time of consideration
• BSN required
• AHA BLS certification required
• ACLS and PCCN certifications preferred
• Minimum 2 years of telemetry experience required
• Stepdown ICU/TCU/PCU experience strongly preferred over general med/surg telemetry experience
• Teaching hospital experience required and must be noted in employment history
• CIWA and EKG course or cardiac rhythm recognition experience required
• Tracheostomy care expertise required
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Two professional references from most recent employer required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide stepdown-level nursing care including cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia management, and rapid response coordination
• Skills utilized may include arterial line management, chest tube care, BiPAP/CPAP management, wound care, and insulin drip titration
• Any prior employment with University of California medical facilities or their acquired facilities must be disclosed with dates, units, and manager names for rehire eligibility review
• All requested time off must be disclosed and approved by the manager at time of offer; no additional RTO requests accepted mid-contract and RTO cannot fall within the first two weeks of the assignment
• Local candidates accepted at the same pay rate as travelers
• Travel pairs allowed but generally not placed on the same unit; married couples may not work on the same unit