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.

Guaranteed Hour: 48

Scheduling

• 6-week schedules
• Weekend rotation: Travelers could be scheduled for up to 4 out of the 6 weekends, which include Friday, Saturday and Sunday
• Will they be on call? 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
• Holiday Expectations: must be RTO request prior to offer – at this time Holiday RTO is not being accepted
• Approval of time off? Able to approve 1.5 weeks off – must extend contract to accommodate a full 13-week contract

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

Beds: 64 – spread across 2 floors

Patient Ratios: PCU: 1:4 (even for MedSurg assignments)

Patient Types:

• This is a mixed acuity unit meaning there will be Intermediate Care acuity as well as Tele and MedSurg
• Surgical: Urology, prostatectomy, bowel obstruction, mass removal, cholecystectomy, appendectomy, general abdominal surgeries
• Ortho: Total joints (knees/hips/shoulders), Ortho Trauma – External fixation, soft tissue injury and minor fractures
• Neuro/Spine: CVA/TIA with Neuro Vascular Intervention – coiling, clipping, potentially thrombectomy (may go to ICU but if they are stable could come back to ONS) – modified ratios with this patient (CRN/flex RN will help to manage in immediate post-op)
• Seizures/Epilepsy, brain tumor, hematoma, brain aneurysm, arteriovenous malformation, AV Fistula, craniotomies with burr holes and/or shunts, Halos, Flaps
• Please note: post neuro-intervention is a preferred experience - education and resources are provided by the unit if they have not had this patient type
• Spinal Surgical - Laminectomies, Fusions, Discectomies
• General Medical: cellulitis, influenza, COVID, pneumonia, COPD, CHF, renal failure with or without the need for hemodialysis, hepatic failure, rib fracture, gastrointestinal disorders and infections, DVTs, UTIs
• Wound care/Wound debridement, telemetry monitored patients

Required Education: RN: Completion of a nursing education program that is approved by a board of nursing; Registered Nurse (RN) - South Dakota Board of Nursing

Skills required:

• Intermediate/Stepdown RN - Comfortability to take MedSurg assignments
• Previous experience with our types of patients above, including IMC/stepdown acuity and Neuro
• Ability to read/interpret cardiac strips, chest tubes, trach care (no fresh traches), NGT tube placement and management, JP drains, line management – PICC/Midline/CVL/PIV placement, wound vacs (Wound Care RN will change out the vac but RN must know how to assess and will need to change to wet/dry dressing in case of malfunction), wound care/dressing changes, medication administration, TPN/tube feeding, blood product transfusions, urinary and fecal collection devices
• Drip titration of below medications: most commonly – Heparin, Insulin, Cardizem, Amiodarone, Levophed (up to 5 mcg), occasionally esmolol drips (will train if traveler has not done these) or other Betablockers or other antihypertensives

Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes, if greater than 1 year of experience

Permanent staff must wait 1 full year before returning as a traveler

Scrub Color: Navy Blue