Travel Nurse (RN) - Medical Surgical / Telemetry Unit

$2,053/wk

Lafayette, LA
Night
3 shifts x 12 hours
Start ASAP · 13 wks
Contract Details
Job Type
Travel
Shift Type
Night
Contract Date
ASAP
Expected Length
13 weeks
Hours Per Shift
12
Shifts Per Week
3
Radius Rules
Candidates must live at least 65 miles away from this facility in order to be considered a traveler when applying for this role.
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Requirements
Experience
24 months of Medical Surgical / Telemetry Unit experience is required.
3 months of experience with Epic is preferred.
References
Candidates must provide 2 manager/supervisor references from within the past 12 months in order to be considered for this role
License
Candidates must have a Louisiana license or compact license
Certifications
BLS (Required)
Vaccinations
COVID vaccination required. Religious and medical declinations accepted.
Flu vaccination required. Religious, medical, and personal declinations accepted.
Proof of Identification
Proof of identification required
Additional Information

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:

All staff may be required to work during a hurricane with all necessary safety precautions in place. Please only submit if you are willing to provide care during hurricane season.

No block scheduling allowed.

Unit will accommodate 1st timers that have 2 years experience

Patient Diagnoses: Chest pain, CAD, PVD, arrhythmias, DM, COPD exacerbation, PNA, HTN, MI, renal failure, PE, CHF, GI bleed, syncope

*Always potential for med-surg overflow (ex: GI bleed, sepsis, CVA, COVID +)

  • Every other holiday

  • Can be pulled to all other inpatient units

  • Unable to guarantee any specific scheduling requests (ex: block scheduling)

Required Skills/Certs:

  • Telemetry
  • Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
  • On unit monitoring
  • Post MI, post cath, most cardiac surgery
  • Port access
  • BP administration
  • Central line care/management
  • Peripheral line care/management
  • Starting Ivs
  • Manage cardiac drips (no titration)
  • Manage vasoactive drips (no titration)
  • Titrate cardiac drips
  • Titrate vasoactive drips
  • Wound Care/Wound vac
  • Chest tubes

No call in

RTO must be on profile and brought up in the interview or there is a high chance offer's will be rescinded.

Trusted Benefits

Health

(day 1)

Dental

(day 1)

Vision

(day 1)

401k

(opt in)