Travel Contract

Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Borgess Medical Center

$2,022-2,152/week

Posted 2 hours ago Verified

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Certification details

BLS
ACLS
State RN licensure
NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification (as the facility specializes in cardiac care and stroke patients)

Job details

Cardiovascular Unit 002 (11001): 3N is a 44 bed cardiac unit. This is our main Cardiac Telemetry unit. The majority of these patients are on a cardiac monitor. They are monitored in a remote telemetry room, but also closely monitored on the unit. They do take cardiac drips. Their patient population is heart failure, heart attack (STEMI and NSTEMI), stroke (needing cardiac monitoring), cardiac arrhythmia's, chest pain, etc. They may also take overflow medical patients if needed.

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Additional Details

Must be AHA.
Nursing only Michigan hospitals need their licensure verified through LARA not NURSYs.
Completed prior to start and updated every 3 years.
HIPAA, Joint Commission -NPSG, OSHA Topics
Exam and answer key found in Document Library. Agency is required to give and grade the test. Score needs to be 90% or higher with only 2 attempts.
Educational attestation to be uploaded by the agency.
Orientation and onboarding requirements to be completed and uploaded by the agency.
Clinical training and competency validation through the Ascension Nova StatStrip required.

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