Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,352 per week

Company: Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Location: Carmichael
Posted on: October 24, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• ACLS, BLS, NIHSS required.
• DYSRHYTHMIA EXAM (BASIC) THROUGH RELIAS IS REQUIRED.
  • Job Details
  • A hospital near Sacramento is looking for an experienced Telemetry RN for a travel contract.
  • To hear more about this opportunity, call Medical Solutions today!
    • Job Requirements
    • The right candidate will have 2 years of experience.
    • Hold an active BLS, ACLS, NIHSS and a CA License.
      • Schedule Information
      • Shifts: 12 hr shifts.
      • Shift starts 645. Report is at the bedside.
      • OT and extra shifts are available.
      • Self-scheduling is used, but is not finalized until Manager balances it.
      • Schedules are out 4 weeks.
      • Travelers can access their schedules from home and make themselves "available" for extra shifts and make trades with other staff.
      • Block scheduling is generally not available.
        • Unit Specific Information
        • Unit: 5N Definitive Obs
        • # beds: 23
        • Ratios: 1:4-5
        • EMR: Cerner
        • Charge Nurse: Yes, generally does not take patients, but will do break relief.
        • Nurse Aides: Yes as census and staffing dictates
        • Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
        • Holidays: Rotate in with core staff
        • Scrub Color: Navy - under shirts must be navy, white, or black. Scrub jackets are optional, must be navy.
        • Tele: Yes, must be able to read and interpret EKG strips.
        • Vents: No
        • Drips: Cardizem, Amiodarone, and other cardiac drips with no orders for titration
        • Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: Yes
        • IV Team: No
        • RT 24/7: Yes
        • Pharmacy 24/7: Yes
        • Floating: All other Sacramento facilities. Mid-shift float to another facility is rare, but can happen.
        • Floor specific orientation: 1 - 2 days on the floor with preceptor.
        • Common diagnosis / Types of patients: General Tele patients. Non-titratable drips. Chest pain, CHF, COPD, MI, and other Cardiac dx
        • Additional Notes: We need experienced/skilled travelers, who are good team players, and those who truly care about patients.
        • 12hr Nights, EOW, First to Float
          • Additional Details
          • Need 2 sup refs (charge accepted) at submittal; 1 w/in 12 mo. & 1 w/in 3 years worked
          • For Holiday RTO: Travelers will work 2 of the 3 major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years).
          • Unit managers will make the final call on scheduling, but we would include this verbiage on the confirmation.
          • **Holiday time off will be considered, however not guaranteed**
          • Modules are required to be done before start of assignment.
          • Modules take on average 3-4 hours to complete-this time is not billable to the hospital.
          • Med Sol prescreens, offer off clinical prescreens, manager has 24 hours to rescind the offer, if necessary.
          • ***PRIOR TO ACCEPTANCE, THE DYSRHYTHMIA EXAM (BASIC) THROUGH RELIAS IS REQUIRED TO BE SENT ALONG WITH ACCEPTANCE.
          • THIS MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN 24-48 HRS. PLEASE NOTE IT'S PASS OR FAIL AND THEY GET TWO ATTEMPTS.

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