Description

American Traveler is hiring a Med Surg/Telemetry RN for a stroke unit night shift position requiring NIHSS certification and prior stroke patient experience.

Details

• Med Surg unit within a 257-bed acute and sub-acute care hospital
• Stroke unit specializing in stroke patient care
• Must be willing to take telemetry patients as needed
• Night shift, 12-hour shifts from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM
• Weekend and on-call schedules to be determined by the facility
• 9-week assignment length

Requirements

• Active RN license (MD or compact) required at time of consideration
• Active BLS (AHA) certification required
• Active NIHSS certification required at time of consideration
• Must be willing to obtain mRS/SIREN certification within 48 hours if offered
• Must be willing to complete Basic EKG training and score 85% or higher within 48 hours if offered
• Minimum 2 years of recent Med Surg/Telemetry experience required
• Minimum 2 years of experience working with stroke patients, documented on resume
• Previous travel nursing experience required
• Flu and COVID vaccination records required; declinations not accepted

Additional Information

• Assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and document nursing care in accordance with organizational and professional nursing standards
• Accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by self and those under their direction
• Candidates are thoroughly screened by the unit manager and must be actively working with stroke patients
• Must be willing to work the facility's schedule without scheduling restrictions
• Local candidates accepted with no rate change
• RTO limited to no more than 5 days per contract
• Holiday coverage required for New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day