TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified ER/Trauma RN in Dodge City, Kansas, 67801!
Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: RN
Specialty: Emergency Room
Duration: 13 Weeks
Shift: Nights
Hours per Shift: 12
Experience: 2 years
License: Required
Certifications: ACLS, BLS, PALS, NIHSS, TNCC
Must-Have:
- Ability to float within designated zone
- Familiarity with common emergency department medications
- Capability to read and interpret telemetry strips
Description:
Registered Nurse needed for Emergency Room.
The position requires the nurse to float within the designated zone as needed.
The average patient load is approximately 30 patients per day.
The nurse-patient ratio is 1:4-5 based on patient acuity.
Common patient diagnoses include abdominal pain, diabetes mellitus, NSTEMI, pneumonia, trauma, stroke, and hypertension.
The Emergency Department is a non-trauma facility, approved as an Accredited Chest Pain Center and a Stroke facility.
Phlebotomy will support point-of-care lab testing.
Nurses will be responsible for reading telemetry strips as no monitor technicians are present.
Respiratory Therapy is available 24/7 to perform breathing treatments and arterial blood gases.
The nurse will collaborate with techs who assist with unit secretary work, triage, and patient care.
Shifts are 12 hours, and requirements include every other weekend and holiday.
The leadership will establish the schedule based on departmental needs.
Travelers are expected to manage their housing within a 60-mile radius of the designated zone.