Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: Nursing
Specialty: Intermediate Care
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Night
Hours per Shift: 12
Experience: Minimum 2 years of RN experience with at least 1 completed travel assignment.
License: Must have an active multistate license.
Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
Must-Have: Critical care experience required.
Description:
Position/Specialty: Registered Nurse / Intermediate Care.
Years of Experience Required: Minimum 2 years of RN experience with at least 1 completed travel assignment.
Previous experience in Intermediate Care or Intensive Care with acuity of at least 1:3 is required.
Weekend Requirement: 6 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule period.
Requests for time off must be included with submission.
Facility is allowed to call off 1 shift every 2 weeks.
First-time travelers accepted, but must have 3 years of experience within specialty.
Locals accepted based on radius rule criteria.
Pending licenses are not accepted; an active license is required.
Medication management skills must include titration of cardiac and vasoactive drips.
Ventilator experience is required.
While efforts will be made to keep staff in their home unit, floating to other units may be required based on needs.
Clinicians must be proficient in cardiac monitoring and emergency response, including interpretation and management of dysrhythmias and telemetry monitoring.
Experience in Intermediate Care or Intensive Care is required.
Based on the acuity of the unit, experience in progressive care settings will be considered.
Daily census averages 21 patients.
Patients include trauma, medical, surgical, and neurology cases requiring monitoring or interventions every 1 to 2 hours.
Direct admissions and escalations from Rapid Response Teams may occur.
Special equipment available includes patient repositioners and ceiling lifts.
Preferred experience includes trauma, neuro, surgical, and ventilator management.
Special procedures may be performed as per unit needs.
Staff must float to units they are qualified for and will perform tasks that they have competencies documented.
Modules are required for all staff to complete and will be reimbursed upon completion.
One year of experience with electronic medical records is required.