Travel Nurse (RN) - Progressive Care Unit

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

Monument Health blackout dates for RTO are 8/1/24 - 8/18/24. Any RTO or special requests not included on your application will NOT be considered.

Monument includes the expected start date they prefer on their job postings. Please keep this in mind when listing your start date availability! If you can start on the day they are requesting, you are more likely to be selected for an interview or offer.

Expect someone with a 501 or 605 area code to reach out to interview you for this position.

Will accept 1st time traveler if greater than 1 year of experience

1st time traveler must have EPIC experience

Patient Types: Mixed unit (Med/Surg to IMC level, as well as Long Length stay patients): ratios dependent on acuity - 90% MedSurg, 10% Intermediate Care - traveler will care for all acuity levels

Common diagnoses include, but are not limited to:

DKA requiring insulin drips, Pre/post-surgical patients, cellulitis, influenza, UTIs, pneumonia, COPD, CHF, renal failure with or without the need for hemodialysis, hepatic failure, gastrointestinal disorders and infections, soft tissue injury and minor fractures, and DVTs. Also, can see CVA overflow.

We administer a variety of oral, IV, IM, and SQ medications, titratable vasoactive drips, TPN/tube feeding, and blood product transfusions.

We manage peripheral IV, midline, PICC and central line access, chest tubes, nasogastric tubes, drains, and urinary and fecal collection devices.

We provide preventative and restorative skin and wound care.

We also have telemetry monitoring that the nurses read and interpret

Patient Ratio: PCU RN will work through all areas below:

Long length of stay (MedSurg/NO Tele) - 1/5-6

Med Surg/Telemetry: (no IMC drips) – 1/5

Intermediate Care – 1/4

Required Education: Completion of a nursing education program that is approved by a board of nursing

Skills Required:

Comfortability to take MedSurg assignments

Previous experience with above-mentioned patients, including IMC/stepdown and neuro (can float to ONS); ability to read/interpret cardiac strips, wound care, line management, drain/tube management, drip titration of below medications

Drip Titration: please ensure nurse is comfortable with the following – Heparin, Insulin, Cardizem, Amiodarone, Levophed (up to 5 mcg), occasionally esmolol drips or other Betablockers or other anti-hypertensives

Floating:

Any Adult Inpatient Unit - Med Surg, Ortho/Neuro/Surgical, Heart and Vascular Unit, Oncology, Observation

Could be floated within scope of practice and below

Will float in rotation with other travelers

Orientation:

Two days of unit/department orientation including policies, protocols, department information, online learnings. Also, classroom time with our Nursing Professional Development Team.

Two orientation shifts on the unit working with a preceptor

Scheduling:

6 week schedule

Travelers could be scheduled for up to 4 out of the 6 weekends, which include Friday, Saturday and Sunday

No mandatory call time. If it is an extra shift on top of their already guaranteed hours, and we have enough staff then they could be placed on call for that shift.

Currently not accepting RTO requests during holidays

RTO requests to manager for approval around winter holidays

We do have blackout dates from August 1-18th (exact dates change each year) due to our Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. No time off is approved during this time.

Scrub Color: Navy Blue

Free Parking

Teaching hospital – potential to work with students