Travel Nurse RN - Interventional Radiology
Wilmington, North Carolina
New Hanover Regional Medical Center

ACLS Certification - Preferred

NIH Stroke Certification - Preferred

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.

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: ELVO, Stroke, Aneurysm, Kyphoplasty, Carotid Stents, IR Diagnostics, Angioplasty, Cerebral Venograms

Special Procedures/Unit Details: Neurosurgery, Neuro interventional procedures

Unit Systems (Medication, Documentation, Communication): Pyxis, EPIC and SBAR

Unit Orientation: 30 hours, however, orientation may be longer

SCRUBS: Provided

Minimum Years of Experience: 3 years

Traveler Experience: Unit accepts 1st time travelers

Certs: BLS

PREFERRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP: Circulate, Conscious Sedation, ICP, Vents, Critical Care Experience, RN Interventional Radiology Experience, ACLS and NIH are preferred certs. Previous charge experience is preferred. Community Hospital Experience is preferred as well as Level II Trauma Experience.

Shift: 0630-1630, 10 hrs

Call Requirement: Yes, Call Rotation required about 1 weekend of call per 4 weeks

Float Requirement: No

Visits/Day: 15

Rooms: 2

Patient Age Group: Adults and Geriatrics

Previous charge experience is preferred for this unit.

The unit deals with neurosurgery and neuro interventional procedures.

Experience with Stroke, Aneurysm, Kyphoplasty, Carotid Stents, IR Diagnostics, Angioplasty, and Cerebral Venograms is part of the unit specifics.