Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry - $1,752 per week in Shreveport, LA

Cynet Health

Shreveport, LA

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JOB DETAILS

SALARY

$1,752–$1,752

SKILLS

Acute Care, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), Cardiac Monitoring, Catheterization, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Congestive Heart Failure, Electrocardiogram, Hemodialysis, MEDITECH, Medications, Nursing, On Call, Pain Management, Phlebotomy, Pumps, Pyxis, Registered Nurse (RN), Telemetry, Telemetry Nursing, Urology, Value-Added Tax (VAT), Willing to Travel, Wound Care

LOCATION

Shreveport, LA

POSTED

12 days ago

Job Title: Registered Nurse - Telemetry Profession: Registered Nurse Specialty: Telemetry Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12H Nights Hours per Shift: 36 Experience: Minimum of 2 years in acute care License: Active RN License Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS Must-Have: Travelers must have 2 years of permanent staff RN experience in acute care. Travelers must be separated for one year if previously a permanent staff member. Traveler will be required to pass an EKG competency exam as part of compliance prior to arrival. Description: This is a 30-bed unit focused on urology post-operative patients. Conditions treated include robotic radial and simple prostatectomies, partial cystectomies, partial nephrectomies, open radical nephrectomies, and nephroureterectomies. There are many educational opportunities available for travelers. Med/surg overflow includes sepsis, cellulitis, DVT/PE, CHF, COPD, COVID, and PNA. Occasionally, the unit sees total joint surgeries (knees, hips, shoulders) and GI/abdominal surgeries (hemicolectomies, bowel resections, etc.). Patient ratios are RN 1:5-6, nights 1:6. CNA support is 3 per shift, unless census does not necessitate it; up to a 1:10 patient ratio at full capacity. Skills required include wound management, JP drains, wound vacs, hemodialysis catheter care, fistulas, PCA, pain management, and cardiac rhythm interpretation. Telemetry capabilities are also necessary. Support on the unit includes a typically free-floating charge nurse. There is an in-house phlebotomy team, and RNs are responsible for drawing CVL/PICC/midline. An IV/VAT team is available from 7 AM to 3 PM for PICC placement. RT services are also available. A hospitalist is available in-house for most patients. The charting system used is Meditech Expanse. IV pumps are Alaris, and medication dispensing is managed through Pyxis. Travelers may float to any Med/Surg area within the facility. Scheduling requires weekend rotation every other week. Staff will work 4 days one week and 3 days the next week as a mandatory requirement. Requests for time off must not exceed 7 days, with a need to extend one week for every full week requested off. Staff may only request one weekend of time off per 13-week contract. There is no on-call requirement. Holiday expectations include working 2 out of 3 holidays. Scrub color is pewter, and t-shirts must be gray, white, or black with a designated monogram. Jacket colors must be gray or black. Badges must be worn above the waist and in full view at all times.

About the Company

Cynet Health

Cynet Health is a TJC certified MBE and one of the fastest-growing healthcare staffing firms in the US providing Health Med and Health IT staffing and consulting services to countless hospitals, SNFs, clinics, labs, CROs, health & wellness centers, pharmacies, and other medical facilities across the United States. Headquartered in Sterling, Virginia, we are a certified Minority-Owned Business Enterprise and a recognized Diversity Supplier.

COMPANY SIZE

1,000 to 1,499 employees

INDUSTRY

Healthcare Services

WEBSITE

https://cynethealth.com/