Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: Nursing
Specialty: Acute Care Float
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Day
Hours per Shift: 12
Experience: 2 years of prior Telemetry experience required (must have 2 years experience in a large urban hospital)
License: Active RN license required
Certifications: BLS required; ACLS, CPI, NIH preferred
Must-Have:
- First-time travelers not accepted (consideration for candidates with 2 years of experience at a Level I Academic Medical Center)
- Recent telemetry experience required
- EPIC charting experience required
- Ability to float within scope to meet facility needs
Description:
This role involves floating within a newly remodeled, 45-bed Medical Surgical/Telemetry unit.
The unit cares for adult patients with a variety of acute and chronic conditions, including sepsis, respiratory illnesses, gastrointestinal disorders, endocrine conditions, and cardiac diseases.
There will be opportunities to build strong clinical judgment, time management, and critical thinking skills while gaining experience across multiple specialties.
The unit features advanced technology to enhance communication and improve patient safety.
Traveling nurses must be prepared to float frequently to meet the staffing needs.
Weekend requirements include working 4 weekend shifts out of 8 possible in a 4-week period.
Up to two weeks of requested time off is permitted, subject to approval.
Travelers must work 2 out of 3 major holidays during the winter holiday season.
Candidates must be nicotine-free.
RNs are required to wear designated scrubs while on duty.