Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care Unit

American Traveler, LLC.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High pay and bonuses

Housing allowance

Travel and licensure reimbursements

Per diem and subsidies

Job summary

American Traveler, LLC. is seeking a Cardiac PCU RN for night shifts in a hospital setting. The role requires 2+ years of surgical telemetry experience and proficiency with Epic.

Responsibilities include care for post-open-heart and vascular patients, MI and stroke cases, and floating between sister facilities as needed. Travel nursing experience and flexibility for holidays are required.

Qualifications

• Active WA state RN license or compact license required (in hand at submission).
• Minimum 2 years of surgical telemetry experience.
• Open heart surgery and vascular (groin/radial band management) experience required.
• IV skills and NIH Stroke Scale experience required.
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS.
• Prior travel nursing experience required.

Responsibilities

• Work in the Cardiac Progressive Care Unit (PCU) of a hospital setting.
• Care for patients with myocardial infarction, pre/post open-heart surgery, vascular surgery, CAD, heart failure, and stroke with cardiac involvement.
• Care for specialized structural heart support including VAD and TAVR patients.

Skills

Surgical telemetry

ACLS

BLS

NIHSS

Epic EMR

IV skills

Telemetry interpretation

Open heart care

Education

RN license WA or compact

Tools

Epic charting

Job description

American Traveler is hiring a Cardiac PCU RN for a night shift Progressive Care Unit role requiring 2+ years of surgical telemetry experience and Epic proficiency.

Requirements

• Active WA state or compact RN license required (must be in hand at submission)
• Minimum 2 years of surgical telemetry experience required
• Open heart surgery and vascular (groin/radial band management) experience required
• IV skills and NIH Stroke Scale experience required
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Skills required: breathing treatments, chest tube set-up/care, CPAP/BiPAP, trach care, sternal precautions, blood/blood product administration, cardioversion/defibrillation, epicardial pacer management, LVAD and open heart 24-28 hours post-op care, telemetry and dysrhythmia interpretation/management
• Epic charting system experience required

Responsibilities

• Work in the Cardiac Progressive Care Unit (PCU) of a hospital setting
• Patient population includes myocardial infarction, rule out MI, primary arrhythmias, pre/post open-heart surgery, vascular surgery, coronary artery disease, heart failure, pre/post cath lab, and stroke patients with cardiac involvement
• Specialized structural heart support including VAD and TAVR patients
• Nurse-to-patient ratio is 1:4, with up to 1:5 at midnight
• Night shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts from 19:00 to 7:30
• Every other weekend required
• Floating required to like units; travelers must be flexible to floating between sister facilities
• Epic EMR experience required
• Provide specialized cardiac telemetry nursing care including dysrhythmia interpretation and management, post-cardiac surgery care, and structural heart support
• Teaching hospital and community hospital experience preferred
• Must be flexible to float between sister facilities as needed
• Must commit to working 3 of the 5 major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day)
• All RTO and scheduling requests must be submitted upfront; post-offer RTO requests may not be granted
• First-time travelers will not be considered for this position
• Former permanent staff at other (non-Swedish) Providence facilities may be eligible for a travel contract after a 3-month separation period
• Returning staff must wait at least 3 months and reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility to be eligible
• Candidates residing within 50 miles may be accepted at a lower bill rate
• Two supervisory references covering at least 1 year of experience within the last 3 years are required

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-766405

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