Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care Unit

American Traveler is hiring a Registered Nurse for a Neuroscience/High-Risk Respiratory PCU position requiring PCU/stepdown experience, ventilator experience, and an active OH or compact RN license.

Requirements

• Active RN license (State of Ohio or Compact) required
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS
• IV Start skills preferred
• Minimum 1.5 years of RN experience required
• PCU or stepdown unit experience with 1:5 ratio required; ICU experience alone does not qualify
• Ventilator experience required
• Epic EMR experience required
• Must pass an online EKG telemetry competency assessment before starting the assignment
• Teaching hospital and Trauma Level I experience preferred
• Travel experience preferred
• Candidates with any past license disciplinary action will not be accepted

Responsibilities

• care unit in a 36-bed Neuroscience/High-Risk Respiratory Progressive Care Unit
• Mixed acuity intermediate care unit currently serving as a high-risk respiratory/COVID unit, transitioning back to a neuro intermediate care unit
• Patient population includes cerebrovascular accident (CVA), transient ischemic attack (TIA), seizures, and other neurological conditions
• Targeted patient ratios of 1:4-6
• Unit may use a team nursing model where RNs, LPNs, and PCTs partner to divide workload among a group of patients
• Night shift schedule, 4x12 hours from 19:00 to 7:30
• 13-week contract length
• Uses heated high flow nasal cannula and BiPAP equipment
• Epic EMR experience required
• Traveler will be first to float at facility discretion, potentially to the Neuro ICU or other specialty clusters including high-risk respiratory/COVID units
• May float to main campus (Dayton), south campus (Centerville), or north campus (Englewood)
• Every other weekend and holiday work required
• Provide skilled nursing care to a diverse neuroscience and high-risk respiratory patient population
• Function within a team nursing or primary nursing model depending on unit needs
• Assigned appropriate patients within the Neuro ICU with a designated buddy when floating
• Navy blue scrubs required
• Lab work and EKG/Dysrhythmia exam must be completed within 72 hours of signing the contract
• Maximum of 14 days RTO allowed per contract; no RTO or schedule changes permitted after an offer is made
• Local candidates within 50 miles are not accepted
• Previous permanent, PRN, or agency staff not extended due to tenure must wait 6 months before reapplying as a traveler, subject to facility rehire approval
• Travelers are not eligible for facility employee incentives

Benefits

• High Pay and Bonuses
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with Day 1 Options
• 401(k) Plan
• Weekly Payroll Deposit
• Free Online CEUs
• Generous Housing Allowance
• Travel and Licensure Reimbursements
• Non-taxed Per Diem and Subsidy
• Traveler Rewards and Discounts

Job : P-734820

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