Travel Nurse RN - Cardiac Stepdown
Wilmington, NC
Tact Staff
3x12 hrs

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.

REQUIRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP:
Minimum Years of Experience: 2
Traveler Experience: NOT REQUIRED
Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: Yes
Skills: Telemetry AND PCU/DOU/IMC/StepdowN experience. Interpretation of dysrhythmias and remote monitoring required. Pre/Post Cardiac Cath, Pre/Post Cardiac Surgery, and Sheath Removal experience required. Accessing ports, Blood Product Administration, central Line/care management, PICC line management, Cardiac drip-titrate Diltiazem and Amiodarone, Post cardiac cath experience
Certs: ACLS

PREFERRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP: NIH, Charge experience

JOB DETAILS:
Ratios: 1:6-7
Shift: NIGHT 3x12-Hour 36 or 48 hours. If 48 THEN NO OT BILLED UNTIL AFTER 48. Unit will accept contracts from 13 weeks+ up to March 15, 2025 (hard stop) to get the unit through the holidays!
RTO: 7 days MAX;
Float Requirement: YES REQUIRED
Weekend Requirement: 5-6 weekend shifts (equates to every other weekend)
Contract staff will be assigned and expected to work a Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team. Contract staff may be required to report to work during a catastrophic event, mass casualty or disaster. Consolidation to the Centralized Office mid contract may occur and the contract staff may be preassigned to units as needed.

PATIENT DIAGNOSES: Congestive Heart Failure; Arrhythmias; Post cardiac Cath

SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS: Unit monitors cardiac patients. Cardiac Drips (Dobutamine, Amiodarone, Cardizem, Milrinone, Dopamine, etc). Sheaths Pulls, TR Bands, Femstop

UNIT SYSTEMS (Medication, Documentation, Communication): Pyxis, EPIC, SBAR

SCHEDULING TYPE: Self

UNIT ORIENTATION: 24 hours

SCRUBS: Navy

*** INTERNAL NOTES ***
*MUST Pass EKG Testing prior to start for this specialty.
NM must interview prior to finalizing the offer