Description

American Traveler is hiring a Night Shift RN - Stepdown with required cardiac surgery experience (CABG and valve post-op) and SD/PCU patient ratio experience for a 13-week winter assignment.

Details

• 36-bed Stepdown unit specializing in pre and post-op open heart management (CABG, valve, mitral clip, TAVR, thoracotomy) and lung cases (pneumothorax, hemothorax, chest tube, zephyr valve)
• Advanced care cardiac patients requiring continuous telemetry monitoring
• Targeted patient ratios of 1:4-6
• Night shift, 4x12 hours, 19:00-07:30
• 13 or 18-week contract options available
• Floating required at facility discretion, including to main campus (Dayton), south campus (Centerville, <10 miles), and north campus (Englewood, <15 miles)
• May float to high-risk respiratory unit/COVID care team as medically appropriate
• Must be available to work every other weekend and every other holiday

Requirements

• Active OH RN license or compact RN license required
• BLS and ACLS certification required
• NIHSS certification required
• Minimum 1.5 years of RN experience required
• SD or PCU experience with documented 1:5 ratio required (ICU experience does not count)
• CABG and valve post-op experience required
• Epic charting experience required
• Must pass online EKG telemetry competency assessment prior to starting assignment
• Ability to interpret cardiac strips and titrate cardiac drips required
• IV start experience required
• Trauma Level I or II experience preferred
• Teaching hospital experience preferred

Additional Information

• Provide nursing care for pre/post-op cardiac surgery and advanced respiratory patients with continuous telemetry monitoring
• Will be fitted for N95 respirator prior to working on high-risk respiratory unit unless PAPR is provided
• Navy blue scrubs required
• Local radius is 50 miles and local candidates are not accepted
• Up to 24 hours of orientation modules are billable
• Maximum of 14 days RTO allowed per contract; must be requested at time of submission with no changes after an offer is made
• Previous PERM/PRN staff or prior agency travelers not extended due to tenure must wait 6 months before reapplying
• Facility reserves the right to cancel up to 3 shifts per 13-week contract due to low census