Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry - $2,649 per week - Salisbury North Carolina

Company: Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Location: Salisbury, North Carolina
Posted On: 11/13/2024

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 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. More...

                

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