Travel Nurse RN - Cardiac Stepdown in Salisbury, NC

Job Title : Registered Nurse - Cardiac Tele Location (On-site, Remote, or Hybrid?) : Salisbury, NC (onsite) Contract Duration : 13 weeks Work Hours : Night 3x12-Hour (18 : 45 - 07 : 15) Total Weekly Hours : 36 RTO after booking is NOT allowed and is NOT allowed to be worked out onsite. Any call-offs or additional RTO on unit could possibly turn into a Cancel and DNR NO BLOCK SCHEDULING REQUIRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP : Minimum Years of Experience : 2 Years (It is a challenging and very busy unit - must have similar experience with ratios / acuity). Traveler Experience : Yes, willing to accept first-time travelers Locals Accepted / Rate Difference : Yes Skills : IV Start and Telemetry, pre and post procedure patients cardiac pts., cardiac drips, PCI Certs : ACLS, BCLS, and NIH. NO BLOCK SCHEDULING JOB DETAILS : Target Ratios : 1 : 5-6. Could fluctuate based on unit needs, but travelers must be comfortable taking 6 patients. surge. Unit will accept 13-26 Weeks!

• 36 Hours Can Be Offered! Shift : 12 HR NIGHTS; 18 : 45 - 07 : 15 RTO : 7 DAY MAX for AYA AUTO OFFER Call Requirement : Yes; Frequency of On Call depends on patient census. Float Requirement : YES WEEKEND SCHEDULE : Every other weekend, 2 Mondays and 2 Fridays in a 6-week period is required. PATIENT DIAGNOSES : We are the primary cardiac and stroke unit. Stable pre / post care for pacemaker implantation, implanted carioverter / defibrillators, and cardiac catheterization, TR bands. Post uncomplicated interventional peripheral vascular procedure / cardiac interventions without sheaths(s). Non-rebreather mask with stable O2 saturation (must be on pule ox, Unstable angina, low risk chest pain evaluation, CHF, Dysrhythmias, All NEW CVA, TIA patients. Run multiple drips : Cardiazem, Dopamine, Amiodarone, etc. SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS : Can titrate cardizem drips Should be used to a fast passed unit. We typically turnover 78 to 90 patients a week. That means a nurse with a 6 patient assignment can end up turning over their complete assignment and starting over. We do have the addition of a team lead to assist with admissions and discharges.Unit currently houses COVID positive patients with the use of opti-flow and BIPAP. The high side (23) bed side of CTU is a covid unit that takes patients on opti-flow and acute Bipaps during a covid surge. SPECIAL EQUIPMENT : Telemetry and pulse ox High Flow O2 (STABLE), Non-Rebreather Mask (Only if Palliative), Bipap can be used, only if it is chronic use, NO NEW BIPAP Blanketrol NO : UNSTABLE O2 W / BIPAP, NON REBREATHER , Respiratory Rate >

than 35, O2 Sat than 60mEq / Liter, NO NEW BIPAP UNIT SYSTEMS (Medication, Documentation, Communication) : Pyxis, Dimensions (EPIC), SBAR SCHEDULING TYPE : Self Scheduling per above guidelines and with oversight from leadership to balance as needed. NO BLOCK SCHEDULING UNIT ORIENTATION : 36 hours. Travelers must be available everyday week one for hospital orientation SCRUBS : Navy blue or white or a mixture of the two. Jackets are to be the same material and color as uniforms. Should be used to a fast-paced unit. We typically turn over 78 to 90 patients a week. That means a nurse with a 6-patient assignment can end up turning over their complete assignment and starting over. We do have the addition of a team lead to assist with admissions and discharges. Internal Notes Must pass EKG Testing prior to start for this specialty NO BLOCK SCHEDULING