Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry - $2,804 per week

Company: CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - B
Location: Omaha
Posted on: October 25, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• Certifications: BLS required, ACLS preferred
  • Job Details
  • Facility in Eastern Nebraska is looking for several traveling Med-Surg nurses. The hospital is looking for both day and night shift coverage.
  • The shift will be twelve hours, 13-26 Week Contacts, 36-48 hour guarantee's.
    • Job Requirements
    • ACLS Preferred, BLS
    • Common diagnosis / Types of patients: MedSurg/Tele- joint replacements, fractures, colon resections, COPD exacerbation, prostatectomy, cellulitis, sepsis, ortho trauma, GI bleeds, pneumonia, failure to thrive
    • Are RN's required to titrate drips?: Heparin, lidocaine, and ketamine
    • Common titratable &/or set rate drips: PCA pumps
    • Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift? Does the charge nurse take an assignment?: Yes
    • Are there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit? Ratios? Duties?: Yes- 1:10-20
    • RN's required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors?: Tele techs will interpret, RNs should have some tele awareness
    • This unit typically has multiple discharged and admissions in one day- a nurse is successful on this unit when they can manage the business of the day, have good attendance, are a team player, friendly, compassionate, and cares about patients first.
      • Schedule Information
      • Shifts: 0630-1900, 1830-0700
      • Travelers will be scheduled. Will approve a limited amount of block scheduling
      • Weekend Requirements: Every other weekend
      • Holiday Requirements: 1 major, 1 minor
      • Floating Requirements: Yes to other medical surgical areas or units with MedSurg patients waiting for a MedSurg bed
      • How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation?: 2 days
        • Additional Details
        • # of Beds: 55
        • Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:5-6
        • Scrub Color/Dress Code/Scrubs Provided?: RNs: Navy Blue
        • Radius Rule: 50 miles AND candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity.
        • RTO needed upfront (7 or less days per 13 week contract). Additional RTO will not be approved, including after submissions.

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