Registered Nurse​/Step down

Chesapeake is located in the beautiful area known as Coastal Virginia. Located Just minutes away from Virginia Beach and Norfolk, VA! Chesapeake is an outdoor lover s paradise offering trails for all levels of hikers and over 20 waterways to explore!

AUTO OFFER!

Chesapeake will not consider ANY license or background hits. PLEASE ENSURE your traveler does not have any prior hits.

3x12 DAYS; weekdays, EOW, Float, Holidays within contract. Must be willing to float.
No block scheduling can be accommodated.

BLS ACLS required via American Heart Association NIHSS required

Skills required:

vents, IV start, Telemetry, PA Lines, Conscious Sedation, Neuro IV titration, Insulin IV experience, strong Neuro experience required

Patient types in SDU:
This is a general SDU with a variety of patient populations. We primarily see: pulmonary acute respiratory failure secondary to pneumonia, COPD exacerbation, and/or CHF exacerbation; cardiac - NSTEMI/STEMI not requiring ICU level of care and/or downgrade from ICU, +/- cardiac cath, CHF/CMO requiring BIPAP/diuresis, AFIB with RVR requiring Cardizem/Amio gtt, or complete heart block awaiting AICD/Pacemaker; sepsis not requiring pressors;

minor trauma hip/femur/ankle fracture s/p fall; CIWA; DKA requiring insulin gtt; some surgical patients surgeries typically go to Med Surg or ICU however we do see the occasional vascular surgery (arterial bypass or compartment syndrome requiring neurovascular checks) and/or post-op complications from Med Surg.

Typical Ratios are 1:4, sometimes 1:5

ALL TRAVELERS are expected to float in turn (MS/Tele, ER Holding, etc) and take appropriate ratios which minimally should be 1:6 and our hospital sometimes is 1:7 on MS

Must be EPIC proficient - NO EXCEPTIONS

2 years experience required (would prefer someone with 3+ years), travel experience preferred

Local Rules:
No RN candidates will be accepted if they reside less than 50 miles from facility. Drivers License MUST be provided for address verification prior to any offer acceptance.

Qualivis Submission Form and current NURSYS report required on all submissions. All RTO must be included at the time of submittal.