Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: Nursing
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Night
Hours per Shift: 12 hours (18:30 - 07:00)
Experience: Two years of Emergency Department experience with adult and pediatric populations within the last three years.
License: WI RN or Compact RN license required
Certifications: BLS, PALS, ACLS - AHA ONLY required
Must-Have: Traveler will be required to pass a telemetry test prior to being cleared to start.
Description:
Nights, 12-hour shifts, 18:30 - 07:00.
Weekend rotation including holidays as needed.
Unit will consider 4x12s and up to 26-week assignments if the traveler is interested.
BLS, PALS, and ACLS certifications are required.
Traveler will be required to pass a telemetry test prior to starting.
Patient demographics include neonates, adolescents, infants, adults, pediatrics, and geriatrics.
Daily census is approximately 70 patients.
Typical ER diagnoses involve all levels of emergencies including level 1 traumas.
The unit requires adherence to barcode scanning protocols with a minimum accuracy of 95% for extension eligibility.
Interdisciplinary support includes respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, and pharmacy.
Additional competencies required include management of dysrhythmias, care of ventilated patients, and blood product administration.
Travelers are required to float as needed.
Local rule: 50 miles from the facility.
Minimum experience: Two years of acute care experience within the last three years in the specialty submitted.
Pass/fail testing is required with strict passing criteria.
The telemetry exam must be passed within two attempts.
The first attempt must include 100% identification of lethal rhythms.
No incorrect answers on questions regarding third-degree heart blocks will be accepted.
A passing score of 80% or higher is required on both adult and pediatric exams.
If the traveler fails the second attempt, a certificate of completion of a cardiac interpretation review course is required before a third attempt.
If the traveler does not pass after three attempts, the assignment will be canceled.