Travel Med Surg RN - $2,070 per week

TotalMed; Alexandria (LA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Guaranteed Hours

Continuing Education

401k retirement plan

Sick pay

Wellness and fitness programs

Referral bonus

Employee assistance programs

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Benefits start day 1

Job summary

TotalMed RN is seeking a Travel Nurse RN for a Med Surg travel assignment in Alexandria, Louisiana. This role is a 13-week engagement with 36 hours per week on a night shift, and starts ASAP.

Ideal candidates have 1–2 years of acute care experience and hold ACLS and BLS certifications. The travel position requires the ability to lift up to 50 pounds and to stand for extended periods as part of bedside care and telemetry monitoring.

Qualifications

• RN with 1 year of recent acute care experience.
• ACLS and BLS certifications.
• Telemetry monitoring experience is preferred.
• Ability to stand for long periods and lift up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic bedside care.
• Monitor and adjust equipment and interpret electronic displays.
• Identify irregular telemetry readings and notify the medical team.
• Initiate corrective action when monitoring shows adverse symptoms.

Skills

Telemetry monitoring

RN patient care

Education

ACLS

BLS

Job description

TotalMed RN is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Alexandria, Louisiana.

Job Description & Requirements

Specialty: Med Surg

Discipline: RN

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: 13 weeks

36 hours per week

Shift: 12 hours, nights

Employment Type: Travel

Overview

We're looking for Telemetry RNs for an immediate travel nurse opening in Alexandria, LA. The right RN should have 1-2 years' recent acute care experience.

Duties

• Provide basic bedside care.
• Monitor and adjust specialized equipment used on patients, and interpret and record electronic displays.
• Identify irregular telemetry readings and notify appropriate medical team members.
• Initiate corrective action whenever information from monitoring equipment shows adverse symptomatology.

Requirements

TELE Travel Nurses should be able to stand and walk for long periods of time, as well as bend, lean and stoop without difficulty. RNs should be able to easily lift 20 pounds. Moving or lifting of patients may require lifting of up to 50 pounds at times. RNs must have specific vision abilities including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

• ACLS
• BLS
• 1 Year

* Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment.

Compensation

TotalMed RN Job ID #1494448. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Telemetry - TELE RN - Travel Nurse

About TotalMed RN

TotalMed is a Top Ten, travel nursing and healthcare staffing agency with the mission of igniting purpose in healthcare. The organization staffs nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and other clinicians of all specialties in all 50 states. They offer local and travel jobs and match caregivers with the right organization to assist both facilities and patients. As an organization, they focus on putting highly-skilled staff into facilities to ensure adequate staffing for a better patient experience.

TotalMed specializes in recruiting and placing healthcare professionals in travel, PRN, and permanent positions across the country in Nursing and Allied Health. Throughout 2020, the organization filled roles at even the most short-staffed facilities during the most challenging time in healthcare. By matching the right travel healthcare professional with the right organization, TotalMed continues to offer a lifeline to facilities and their patients.

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Sick pay
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Referral bonus
• Employee assistance programs
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Benefits start day 1