Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry - $2,649 per week Job Listing at Novant Health Rowan Medical Center Crisis Response in Salisbury, NC (Job ID 5426273-2024-10-28)

Description

Certification Details
• Certs: ACLS, BCLS and NIH.

Job Details
• 48 HOURS ONLY FOR THIS ROLE
• Target Ratios: 1:5-6. Could fluctuate based on unit needs but travelers must be comfortable taking 6 patients. surge.
• Unit will accept contracts from 13+ weeks up to March 15, 2025 (hard stop) to get the Unit through the Holidays!
• Unit currently houses COVID positive patients with the use of opti-flow and BIPAP.
• The high side (23) bed side of CTU is a covid unit that takes patients on opti-flow and acute Bipaps during a covid surge.

Job Requirements
• Minimum Years of Experience: 2 Years (It is a challenging and very busy unit - must have similar experience with ratios/acuity).
• Traveler Experience: Yes, willing to accept first time travelers
• Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: Yes
• Skills: IV Start and Telemetry, pre and post procedure patients cardiac pts., cardiac drips, PCI
• Certs: ACLS, BCLS and NIH.

Schedule Information
• Shift: 12 HR NIGHTS; 18:45 - 07:15
• RTO: 7 days Max for Auto Offer
• *BLACK OUT RTO: 11/28/2024 - 12/02/2024; 12/18/2024 - 01/02/2025
• NO BLOCK SCHEDULING
• Call Requirement: Yes; Frequency of On Call depends on patient census.
• Float Requirement: YES
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend, 2 Mondays and 2 Fridays in a 6 week period is required.
• SCHEDULING TYPE: Self Scheduling per above guidelines and with oversight from leadership to balance as needed.

Unit Specific Information
• Target Ratios: 1:5-6. Could fluctuate based on unit needs but travelers must be comfortable taking 6 patients.
• The high side (23) bed side of CTU is a covid unit that takes patients on opti-flow and acute Bipaps during a covid surge.
• UNIT SYSTEMS (Medication, Documentation, Communication): Pyxis, Dimensions (EPIC), SBAR
• UNIT ORIENTATION: 36 hours. Travelers must be available everyday week one for hospital orientation
• SPECIAL EQUIPMENT: Telemetry and pulse ox High Flow O2 (STABLE), Non-Rebreather Mask (Only if Palliative), Bipap can be used, only if it is chronic use, NO NEW BIPAP Blanketrol NO: UNSTABLE O2 W/ BIPAP, NON REBREATHER, Respiratory Rate > than 35, O2 Sat < 85% HIGH FLOW O2 must have pulse ox ordered NO CONTINUOUS KCl w/ Concentration > than 60mEq/Liter, NO NEW BIPAP

Additional Details
• PATIENT DIAGNOSES: We are the primary cardiac and stroke unit. Stable pre/post care for pacemaker implantation, implanted cardioverter/defibrillators, and cardiac catheterization, TR bands. Post uncomplicated interventional peripheral vascular procedure/cardiac interventions without sheaths(s). Non-rebreather mask with stable O2 saturation (must be on pulse ox, Unstable angina, low risk chest pain evaluation, CHF, Dysrhythmias, All NEW CVA, TIA patients. Run multiple drips: Cardiazem, Dopamine, Amiodarone, etc.
• SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS: Can titrate cardizem drips Should be used to a fast passed unit. We typically turnover 78 to 90 patients a week. That means a nurse with a 6 patient assignment can end up turning over their complete assignment and starting over. We do have the addition of a team lead to assist with admissions and discharges.