Travel Nurse RN - Intermediate Care - $1,834 per week

Company: Yuma Regional Medical Center
Location: Yuma
Posted on: October 23, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• ACLS, BLS, NIHSS - AHA or APEX
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
  • Job Details
  • Hospital in Southern Arizona is looking for RNs to complete a 13 week assignment on their Med Surg/Tele Tower 2 unit.
  • The right candidates will have 3+ years of experience and have an active BLS.
    • Job Requirements
    • 3+ years of experience.
    • Active BLS required.
    • EPIC experience required.
    • Time Off- Ensure dates make sense for the required start date and are 5 days or less.
    • Resume- Ensure resume information is accurate.
    • Certifications- Make sure certs are accurate and up to date.
    • License- Active and in hand - AZ or Compact- Ensure it's accurate
    • Ok first time travelers
    • Prefer experience with TAVR and CABG (core staff usually take)
    • Travelers must have experience with all drips below
    • Are RNs required to titrate drips? Yes
    • Common titratable &/or set rate drips include amiodarone, cardizem, dobutamine, dopamine, heparin, start nitro, insulin
      • Schedule Information
      • Shifts & Scheduling: 6:45-7:15a, charge to make schedule to balance unit needs, will take travelers requests into consideration.
      • Weekend Requirement: 4 weekend days per month
      • Days:Saturday, Sunday
      • Nights Friday, Saturday, Sunday
      • Holiday Requirement: 3/5 holidays
      • Is there Call or a Standby requirement? Low Census for full or partial day
      • Floating Requirements: ICU within patient population, and MS floors
      • Scrub Color/Dress Code/Scrubs provided? Navy Blue
      • How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation? 1NEO, 1 clinical ed, 1 day floor
        • Unit Specific Information
        • Unit: PCU Cardiac/Intermediate Care - A2
        • # of Beds: 36
        • Nurse: Patient Ratios: 1:4-5 could have some mixed MS and PCU patients, 1:5 for all MS patients
        • Common diagnoses/Types of patients include CHF, NSTEMI, MI, heart block, pacer, TAVR, CABG day 2, recovers cath pts after sheath is pulled, Watchman, bradycardia, VT, general PCU overflow: respiratory failure, low BPs, low hemoglobin, sepsis, post surgical, etc.
        • Travelers must have experience with all drips below
        • Are RNs required to titrate drips? Yes
        • Common titratable &/or set rate drips include amiodarone, cardizem, dobutamine, dopamine, heparin, start nitro, insulin
          • Additional Details
          • ACLS, BLS, NIHSS - AHA or APEX;START DATE: 11/11
          • Department: PCU Cardiac/Intermediate Care - A2
          • Radius Rule: 100 miles
          • Start dates are not flexible.
          • NURSE PATIENT RATIOS: DAYS - 1:4 NIGHTS - 1:5
          • Need PCU/Tele? Stepdown exp
          • # of Beds: 36
          • Nurse: Patient Ratios: 1:4-5 could have some mixed MS and PCU patients, 1:5 for all MS patients
          • Required certifications (i.e., BLS, ACLS?) BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
          • Common diagnoses/Types of patients include CHF, NSTEMI, MI, heart block, pacer, TAVR, CABG day 2, recovers cath pts after sheath is pulled, Watchman, bradycardia, VT, general PCU overflow: respiratory failure, low BPs, low hemoglobin, sepsis, post surgical, etc.
          • This unit has cardiac focus.
          • Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? Charge- free of assignment, try to avoid giving an assignment (could take a couple patients on very rare occasion)
          • Are there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit? Ratios? Duties? PCA-8-12 per person, potentially less
          • RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.) Are RNs required to do anything with these besides trouble shoot? Bipap, hi flow, stable trach
          • Are there tele/monitor techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors? Tele on this unit, Travelers need to read tele, however there is a dedicated monitor tech as well

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