Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,352 per week Job Listing at Mercy San Juan Medical Center in Carmichael, CA (Job ID 4901282-2024-10-25)

Description

Certification Details
• ACLS, BLS, NIHSS required.
• DYSRHYTHMIA EXAM (BASIC) THROUGH RELIAS IS REQUIRED.

Job Details
• A hospital near Sacramento is looking for an experienced Telemetry RN for a travel contract.
• To hear more about this opportunity, call Medical Solutions today!

Job Requirements
• The right candidate will have 2 years of experience.
• Hold an active BLS, ACLS, NIHSS and a CA License.

Schedule Information
• Shifts: 12 hr shifts.
• Shift starts 645. Report is at the bedside.
• OT and extra shifts are available.
• Self-scheduling is used, but is not finalized until Manager balances it.
• Schedules are out 4 weeks.
• Travelers can access their schedules from home and make themselves "available" for extra shifts and make trades with other staff.
• Block scheduling is generally not available.

Unit Specific Information
• Unit: 5N Definitive Obs
• # beds: 23
• Ratios: 1:4-5
• EMR: Cerner
• Charge Nurse: Yes, generally does not take patients, but will do break relief.
• Nurse Aides: Yes as census and staffing dictates
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Holidays: Rotate in with core staff
• Scrub Color: Navy - under shirts must be navy, white, or black. Scrub jackets are optional, must be navy.
• Tele: Yes, must be able to read and interpret EKG strips.
• Vents: No
• Drips: Cardizem, Amiodarone, and other cardiac drips with no orders for titration
• Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: Yes
• IV Team: No
• RT 24/7: Yes
• Pharmacy 24/7: Yes
• Floating: All other Sacramento facilities. Mid-shift float to another facility is rare, but can happen.
• Floor specific orientation: 1 - 2 days on the floor with preceptor.
• Common diagnosis / Types of patients: General Tele patients. Non-titratable drips. Chest pain, CHF, COPD, MI, and other Cardiac dx
• Additional Notes: We need experienced/skilled travelers, who are good team players, and those who truly care about patients.
• 12hr Nights, EOW, First to Float

Additional Details
• Need 2 sup refs (charge accepted) at submittal; 1 w/in 12 mo. & 1 w/in 3 years worked
• For Holiday RTO: Travelers will work 2 of the 3 major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years).
• Unit managers will make the final call on scheduling, but we would include this verbiage on the confirmation.
• **Holiday time off will be considered, however not guaranteed**
• Modules are required to be done before start of assignment.
• Modules take on average 3-4 hours to complete-this time is not billable to the hospital.
• Med Sol prescreens, offer off clinical prescreens, manager has 24 hours to rescind the offer, if necessary.
• ***PRIOR TO ACCEPTANCE, THE DYSRHYTHMIA EXAM (BASIC) THROUGH RELIAS IS REQUIRED TO BE SENT ALONG WITH ACCEPTANCE.
• THIS MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN 24-48 HRS. PLEASE NOTE IT'S PASS OR FAIL AND THEY GET TWO ATTEMPTS.