American Traveler is hiring a Night Shift RN for a Progressive Care Unit specializing in burn, muscle flap, and head and neck surgery patients, requiring telemetry, vent experience, and OH or compact RN license.
Requirements
- Active OH RN license or compact license required
- Current BLS and ACLS certification
- Minimum 2 years hospital experience required; Level I or II trauma experience preferred
- Vent experience and telemetry experience required
- Must be able to start and maintain IVs
- Epic charting experience required
- Must pass an online EKG telemetry competency assessment prior to starting the assignment
- Experience with arterial line management, central line care, PICC line management, and blood product administration
- Ventilator management, ABG interpretation, suctioning, and high flow nasal cannula experience
- Experience titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips, and administering continuous IV sedation or paralytics
- Dysrhythmia interpretation skills required
- Travel experience preferred
Responsibilities
- PCU setting caring for burn injury, muscle flap, and head and neck surgery patients in both ICU and advanced care populations
- Night shift, 4x12 hours (19:00-7:00)
- 13-18 week assignment length
- Team nursing model where RNs, LPNs, and PCTs partner to care for patient groups, with option for primary nursing based on unit needs
- Dedicated wound nurses complete burn wound dressings; travelers are not required to perform these
- N95 fit testing required before working on the HRRU unit unless PAPR is provided
- Must be available to work every other weekend and every other holiday
- Traveler will be first to float at facility discretion, including to main campus (Dayton), south campus (Centerville, under 10 miles), and north campus (Englewood, under 15 miles)
- Facility may cancel up to 2 shifts per contract due to low census
- Provide critical care nursing to burn and advanced surgical patients, including cardiac monitoring and emergency response
- Manage genitourinary/renal complications including acute kidney injury and renal failure
- Administer IV insulin protocols and manage thermoregulation for burn patients
- Monitor for abdominal compartment syndrome and manage high-output drains
- Maintain isolation precautions and appropriate PPE use
- Maximum of 14 days RTO allowed per contract; no schedule requests negotiated after offer
- References are not required for consideration
- Local candidates are not accepted; must reside outside a 50-mile radius
- Previous PRN, perm, or non-extended agency staff of this health system must wait 6 months before reapplying as a traveler, pending facility rehire approval
- Travelers are not eligible for employee incentive programs
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 ID: P-780733
Open Positions: 1