Travel Nurse RN - ED - Emergency Department
Gilbert, Arizona
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center

Job Overview for Healthcare Recruiters and Workers

Position Details

• Specialty: ED Holds/Tele
• Location: Gilbert, Arizona
• Facility: Mercy Gilbert Medical Center
• Contract Length: 13 weeks

Required Certifications

• BLS (Basic Life Support)
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)

Job Responsibilities

• Care for patients in the Emergency Department (ED) who are waiting for placement on a unit, primarily Medical/Surgical (MS) and Telemetry (Tele).
• Must have a strong cardiac telemetry background, preferably with 2 years of experience.
• Ability to decrease cardiac drips per physician’s orders and parameters.
• Nurses will primarily care for telemetry patients rather than medical patients.
• Must be able to read and interpret cardiac strips; no monitor techs are available in the ED.

Patient Care

• Common Diagnoses/Types of Patients: ED holds waiting for placement, primarily MS/Tele.
• Common Titratable Drips: Cardizem, Heparin, Amiodarone.
• Nurse Ratios: 1 to 4.

Shift Information

• Shifts: 12-hour shifts (7a - 7p or 7p - 7a).
• Scheduling: Ability to self-schedule, subject to change.
• Weekend Requirement: 4 weekend shifts in a 4-week schedule.
• Holiday Requirement: Rotate with permanent staff.

Additional Requirements

• Floating: May float to med/surg/tele/overflow units and sister facilities as needed.
• Orientation: 2 shifts of orientation to Med/Surg/Tele at the primary campus.
• Dress Code: Navy scrubs.

Additional Notes

• Travelers must pass a dysrhythmia exam prior to start and a PASS/FAIL SIM LAB on the first day of orientation.
• Nurses may be asked to assist with ED patients, including taking vitals, starting IVs, and administering medications, but will not be the primary RN for ED patient assignments.