Description

American Traveler is hiring a Med Surg/Telemetry RN for a night shift position at a critical access hospital requiring charge and drip experience.

Details

• Adaptive Acuity Unit (IPCU) providing med surg, telemetry, and PCU-level care
• Nurse to patient ratio of 1:5, or 1:3 when providing PCU-level care
• 25-bed critical access hospital unit
• 12-hour night shifts, 7:00 PM-7:30 AM
• Every other weekend required, holidays required if needed
• Must be willing to float to any inpatient unit within scope of practice
• Charge nurse responsibilities required

Requirements

• Active VT RN license or compact license required
• Current BLS and ACLS certification (American Heart Association)
• Minimum 2 years of current med surg/telemetry experience required
• Charge nurse experience required
• Progressive Care Unit (PCU) experience strongly required
• Drip experience required, including insulin, esmolol, and sodium drips
• ICU experience strongly preferred
• Minimum 3 months of previous travel nursing experience required
• Small critical access facility experience preferred
• Must have own vehicle
• Skills checklists required for PCU, Med Surg, and Telemetry (current within 1 year)
• One supervisory reference required (within past two years of employment)

Additional Information

• Provide medical surgical, telemetry, and PCU-level nursing care on an adaptive acuity unit
• Must work two full holiday blocks if scheduled: Thanksgiving through the following weekend, Christmas Eve through Christmas Day and the following weekend, and New Year's Eve through New Year's Day and the following weekend
• All requested time off must be submitted prior to consideration, with a maximum of 5 days accepted
• Scheduling accommodation requests, such as block scheduling, are not accepted for this role
• Must not be seeking to work this assignment in conjunction with another permanent or travel position