Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: Nursing
Specialty: Emergency Room
Duration: 10 weeks
Shift: Night
Hours per Shift: 12
Experience: Minimum 1.5 years preferred, 2 years preferred for a like hospital
License: Pending license accepted
Certifications: TNCC, ACLS, BLS
Must-Have: Level 1 Trauma experience required
Description:
These needs are specifically for winter coverage for a contract only.
Local radius restrictions waived for the 10-week assignment.
Must start by the specified date.
No holiday rotations required.
No more than 5 days rotation time off.
Will cross-train and float to other campuses and emergency department observation.
Nurse-to-patient ratios: Average 1:6 days, average 1:6 nights.
First-timers accepted.
Weekend requirement: Every other weekend.
On-call requirement: Not required.
Clinician must float within scope to meet facility needs.
Open to accommodating block scheduling.
Special requirements include trauma experience.
Assigned to one campus with the possibility of rotating to other campuses and emergency department observation.
Travelers do not get trauma/rescue rooms or triage or locked behavioral health units.
Policy for weekend call outs: If a traveler calls out on their scheduled weekend shift, the shift will be rescheduled as a make-up on another weekend shift within the next six-week scheduling period.
If the traveler contacts management immediately after the missed shift, they may request a specific day for the make-up.
Management will schedule the make-up on any weekend shift without a contracted rotation day off based on department staffing needs.
Make-up shift will be in place of a scheduled weekday shift during that same week to avoid incurring overtime.
If the traveler prefers to work the make-up shift as overtime, this needs approval based on staffing needs.
Make-up shifts will be labeled with comments for identification.
If the traveler calls out for their make-up shift, it will automatically be rescheduled for the following weekend with a warning for attendance.
Additional Information:
Facility type: Short-term acute care.
Total staffed beds: 1,567.
Charting system: Electronic.
Patient age groups: Adolescents, adults, geriatrics.
Daily census: 120.
Number of visits per day: 300.
Number of rooms: 99.
Additional support services available: Physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, radiology, social services, pharmacy, transportation, unit secretary.
Patient diagnoses include adult-only trauma and comprehensive stroke center.
Special procedures include a locked psych unit staffed by designated personnel.
ED technicians help with blood draws, vital signs, splinting, EKGs, and daily care, depending on staffing ratios.
Vacations or time off plans during the contract period must be communicated for realistic scheduling.
Two years of experience required for submission within the specialty, although 1.5 years will be considered for trauma or travel experience.
Local candidates are not accepted.
Reference required upon application.
Modules are non-billable and must be completed pre-start and annually, varying by specialty.