RN Tele

TalentBurst, Inc.; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Job summary

TalentBurst, Inc. seeks an experienced travel RN for a 12-hour night shift at a Level III Trauma Center in Milwaukee, WI. The assignment supports cath lab, CCU/telemetry, NICU exposure, and high-acuity patients with standard protocols and 60-hour weekly cap compliance.

Requirements include RN license, BLS, 2 years of acute care experience, and ability to float to related units as needed; free parking and structured orientation are provided.

Qualifications

• RN with 2 years of acute care experience.
• BLS certification required for RN role.
• Trauma center, cath lab exposure preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care for high-acuity patients in a Level III Trauma Center.
• Monitor telemetry and administer cardiac medications per protocol.
• Coordinate care across units and assist with float to related floors as needed.

Skills

Cardiac meds gtt

Heparin administration

Lasix & insulin gtt

Chest tube care

Tracheostomy care

Telemetry reading

Wound care

Education

RN License

BLS Certification

Tools

EPIC

Alaris

Pyxis

Client monitors

Job description

Job Description

About Facility

Milwaukee, WI

Level III Trauma Center

Level III NICU

Magnet Designation

Comprehensive Stroke Center

Beds: 933

General Information

Beds: 27

Experience: 2 years

First-time traveler: Yes

Patient Types:

cath lab, amputations, pre-surgical - we send patients to surgery and most don't come back unless no intervention was done and will return, open heart and vascular patients will not come back

CHF, EP studies, afib and dysrhythmias, Coumadin loading

Cardiac-Heart Failure (as of 1/30/23)

Patient Ratios:

RN: Days/PMs (0700-2330) - 1:4-5, Overnight (2300-0700) 1:6-8

Tech: Day - 1:6; Night - 1:7

Required Certifications:

RN: BLS

Skills required

cardiac gtts (Primacor, Amiodarone, Cardizem, Dobutamine), heparin, lasix and insulin gtt.

Chest tube, traches, telemetry reading, wound care

Support on the Unit:

Charge nurse, has 2-3 patients on days, full assignment on nights

Unit secretary, 24/7

Hospitalist, 24/7

RT, 24/7

Centralized telemetry monitoring with tele tech

Phlebotomy to assist with peripheral blood draws

Charting System/Equipment:

EPIC- preferred

Alaris

Pyxis

Client monitors

Floating:

all other inpatient areas within scope of practice, could possibly float to the ICU to take care of appropriate MS patient assignments (this is rare)

ED Holding 1:4 ratio

Travelers 1st to float

Can float at any time during shift to comparable floor acuity

Orientation:

at least one shift to learn flow

Scheduling:

Weekend rotation: every other

No block scheduling

Can we approve time off up to 7 days

Overtime: None unless approved by manager

On Call: none

Holiday Expectations: 1 summer and 1 winter

AAH adheres to a fatigue policy where all staff, including travelers, cannot work more than 60 hours in a week or 5 consecutive 12 hour shifts

Other notes:

Scrub Color: Any - no camo/denim

Must document pain level, before and after (1 hour for oral) giving pain medications - The pain score must also meet the pain score with nth medication order i.e. if a patient has a score of 8, the RN cannot give the Tylenol that is ordered for mild 1-3. The RN must call for an order if the patient wants Tylenol for the score of 8.

Parking: free

Shift

12hr Night Shift (36) Shift Information

1900-0730 Clinical Interviewing- Yes/No

Yes On Call, Call Back Requirements

n/a Weekend Rotation

Every other Holiday Requirements

One per contract Floating Requirements