Travel Nurse RN - Cardiac Stepdown
Pittsfield, MA
Tact Staff
3x12 hrs

AHSA Agency Partner Please Note: Effective Immediately,  You MUST include your AGENCY Massachusetts Temporary Nursing Service Agency License (Nursing Pool) license up front with all Berkshire Health System nursing submissions. This license is required by the state of MA in order to staff for temporary needs. If you have questions on this requirement, please visit:   We cannot consider your candidate for consideration without this license uploaded with traveler profile.  Thank you!  CC and ARAT LEAST TWO SPECIFIC INTERVIEW DATES/TIMES OF AVAILABILITY FOR INTERVIEW MUST BE ADDED TO TRIO/ PROFILE - PROFILES WILL NOT BE PRESENTED WITHOUT THIS INFORMATION.  "ANYTIME" WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. THIS IS A 3 EAST, CARDIAC/NEURO UNIT.  "Straight MS" travelers are ineligible for this need.  PLEASE UPLOAD SKILLS CHECKLIST WITH HIGH PROFICIENCY IN CARDIAC/NEURO PATIENTSPLEASE FULLY VET YOUR CANDIDATES BEFORE UPLOAD TO CONFIRM COMMITMENT TO THIS ASSIGNMENT!  OFFERS EXTENDED ARE EXPECTED TO BE ACCEPTED.  Thanks!  CCNO MORE THAN 5 DAYS OF RTO WILL BE ACCEPTED (less is better) DURING THE COURSE OF THIS ASSIGNMENT.  Thanks!  Requested time off during the course of this assignment MUST be noted and verified at upload.  RTO REQUESTS AFTER UPLOAD WILL NOT BE APPROVED!!   NO MORE THAN 5 DAYS OF RTO WILL BE ACCEPTED (less is better).  Traveler must be willing to work ONE of the following: Christmas Eve/Christmas Day and weekend afterNew Year Eve/New Year Day and weekend afterLOCAL TRAVELERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS NEED, but are encouraged to apply for a perm position. Unit Size: 20 to 34 beds, depending upon UnitPatient Ratio:  1:6, typicallyDress Code: Personal scrubs of any colorNon-billable Orientation:  8hrsOT and Holiday Multipliers:  1.25%

Submission Requirements
MED SURG TRAVELERS MUST BE WILLING TO FLOAT TO ANY MS UNIT BLOCK SCHEDULING IS NOT APPROVED FOR THIS NEED.  DO NOT UPLOAD A TRAVELER WHO WILL NOT WORK AS NEEDED. 4+ years current MS/Cardiac/Neuro experience THIS IS A 3EAST, CARDIAC/NEURO UNIT - "Straight MS" travelers are ineligible for this need.  PLEASE UPLOAD SKILLS CHECKLIST WITH HIGH PROFICIENCY IN CARDIAC/NEURO PATIENTSWillingness to float- RequiredBasic Dysrhythmia course completion Strongly Preferred - Travelers with this test included in profile will get first considerationCardiac/Neuro experience - RequiredMeditech Expanse experience strongly preferred AT LEAST TWO SPECIFIC INTERVIEW DATES/TIMES OF AVAILABILITY FOR INTERVIEW MUST BE ADDED TO TRIO/ PROFILE - PROFILES WILL NOT BE PRESENTED WITHOUT THIS INFORMATION.  "ANYTIME" WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Traveler must have their own vehicle for this needProfile Requirements: Work HistorySkills Checklist (pertinent to position), current to 1 year 1 Supervisory Signed Reference (from within the past two years of employment)License/Certifications - Must be uploaded with profile.  NON-NEGOTIABLE.  FACILITY WILL NOT PEND CERTS

Certification Requirements
ACLS (AHA)
BLS (AHA)
NIHSS

State License Requirements
Massachusetts

About the Facility
BMC is a 298-bed teaching hospital and is ranked among the safest hospitals in the nation by The Leapfrog Group, which has given BMC Straight "A" grades since the inception of Leapfrog's patient safety program, one of only 42 hospitals in the nation to achieve this honor; and recipient of both the 2017 and 2018Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award.Berkshire Medical Center offers a full continuum of medical specialties, including anesthesiology, dentistry, emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, around the clock neurology and neurosurgery, obstetrics and gynecology, ophthalmology, orthopaedic surgery, otorhinolaryngology (ear, nose and throat), pathology, pediatrics, psychiatry, radiation oncology, radiology, rehabilitation, substance abuse, cardiac rehabilitation, a sleep lab and others. BMC has a state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging department, with MRI, high-speed CT, ultrasound, x-ray, mammography and more, providing 24-hour service.BMC has previously been honored by Healthgrades with its DistinguBMC Home.jpgished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence and was one of Healthgrades America's Best Hospitals in 2016. BMC is a not for profit medical center fully accredited by The Joint Commission. As a medical center affiliated with Berkshire Health Systems, Berkshire Medical Center, its Hillcrest Campus and North Adams Campus serve all residents of Berkshire County, Massachusetts and communities in adjacent eastern New York, northwest Connecticut and southwest Vermont.