Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry - $1,956 per week

Company: Willis-Knighton Bossier Health Center
Location: Bossier City
Posted on: February 4, 2025

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• BLS
• ACLS
• NIHSS (preferred)
  • Job Details
  • General Information
  • Beds: 30
  • Minimum Years of Experience: 1 year
  • Will Accept a First-time traveler? Yes
  • Travelers must be separated for 1 year if previously a perm staff
  • Patient Types: Post-op, Ortho, Med/Surg Overflow
  • Patient Ratios: RN: Days - 1:4-5; Nights 1:5-6; CNA: 1:10-15, staffing dependent
  • Typical Staffing: Days - 3 CNA's; Nights - 2 CNA's
  • Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS (preferred)
  • Skills required: Prior post-op experience is most preferred, Traveler will be required to PASS an EKG competency exam as part of compliance, Cardiac rhythm interpretation, Occasionally Cardizem, Heparin, Insulin, Amiodarone drips (preferred experience)
  • Support on the Unit: Charge nurse, Phlebotomy, IV/VAT Team, RT - 24/7, Hospitalist available - 24/7, OT, PT - daily, ST- on call, Centralized Tele Monitoring with remote Tech
  • Charting System/Equipment: EMR: Meditech Expanse, IV Pumps: Alaris, Medication dispensing: Pyxis
  • Floating: Units: may float to other similar units within scope of practice, Rotating with permanent staff
  • Orientation: 2 days of hospital orientation, 2 on unit with preceptor (shift they are contracted to)
    • Job Requirements
    • Minimum Years of Experience: 1 year
    • Prior post-op experience is most preferred
    • Traveler will be required to PASS an EKG competency exam as part of compliance
      • Schedule Information
      • Weekend rotation: every other
      • Will work 4 days one week and 3 days the next week - this is mandatory
      • Can we approve time off? up to 7 days - must extend to accommodate 13-week contract
      • Call required: None
      • Holiday Expectations: Any major holiday. Travelers will work holidays.
        • Additional Details
        • Scrub Color: Pewter
        • Parking: Free in designated areas
        • Culture on the unit: Traveler friendly, Teamwork
        • Professionalism is a mandatory requirement - no cell phone usage in patient care areas, earbuds cannot be worn, no eating at desk

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