Description

American Traveler is hiring an Orthopedics RN for a 13-week acute care assignment requiring a CA RN license and at least 1 year of experience.

Details

• Acute care hospital setting on the Orthopedics unit
• 277 staffed beds
• Patient ratio of 1:5
• Day shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM
• Every other weekend required
• No on-call requirements
• Floating required between like units and sister facilities within the state
• Uses Epic charting system

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required
• BLS certification required
• Minimum 1 year of experience required
• Trauma Level I experience required
• Trauma Level II experience preferred
• Skills in IV therapy/phlebotomy, central and peripheral line care, PICC line management, and starting/maintaining IVs
• Respiratory skills including BiPAP/CPAP management, nasal cannula, and oxygen administration
• Wound care/wound vac and isolation precautions/PPE experience
• Orthopedic skills including ortho trauma care, total joint replacement, and traction management
• PCA medication management and cardiac monitoring/telemetry experience
• Experience with rapid response/code teams
• Two supervisory references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years required
• Full SSN and DOB required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care to orthopedic trauma and surgical patients, including total joint replacement and traction cases
• Royal blue or navy blue scrub color required for RNs
• Free parking provided
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates accepted within a 50-mile radius, at a lower bill rate
• Former permanent staff must wait at least 3 months before returning as a traveler and must reside outside a 50-mile radius from the facility
• RTO requests must be submitted at time of application; post-offer RTO changes may not be accommodated
• Commitment to work 3 of 5 major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day) required
• Facility may cancel one shift per two-week pay period