Travel Nurse (LVN / LPN) - Psychiatric 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: 36

Minimum Experience: 1 year – Please let CRT know if offer details if candidate has less than 1.5 years of experience – they will need to send profile to manager for approval

Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes, only if greater than 2 years of experience

Permanent staff must wait 1 full year to return as a traveler

Patient Types: Psychiatric - Child/adolescents ages 5-17 & Adults Please make sure traveler understands they will work with peds No dementia, severe autistic or forensic patients, no inmates Diagnoses include, but are not limited to: Depression, Anxiety, Schizophrenia, Psychosis, Adjustment Disorder Facility does occasionally have violent/aggressive patients No ECT

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

Skills required: LPN: they need to be able to pass meds, evaluate care plans and note progress and documentation, admission screens (anything that says assessment on it an RN must do), minor wound care, EKGS (we train), glucometer, take telephone or verbal orders except restraints, acknowledge orders, vital signs, the Columbia suicide risk screen, end of shift report, log in patient belongings, screenings (except discharge planning – RN)

Charting System/Equipment: EPIC – must request approval from CRT if they do not have EPIC experience Med Dispensing: Omnicell

Floating: If we are over staffed for census we float usually techs to the ED or towers. We are located off site of main campus, across town about 15 min. away. RN’s/LPN’s could float between the (3) floors at this off site Behavioral Health facility Could be floated within scope of practice and below

Orientation: (facility and unit) (2) 12hr shifts orienting to the facility (1) shift of I-Learns (2) shifts Departmental Orientation

Blocked scheduling will NOT be accommodated Most openings will be posted for variable shifts, meaning there will be no guarantee of nights or days throughout contract

Weekend rotation: every other weekend; 12 hours on the weekend and also could be a combo on Fri, Sat or Sun; Combo shifts are 2 12’s and 2 8’s in a week; 8 hr Days: 0800-1600 8 hr Eves: 1600-0030 8 hr Nights: 0000-0830 12 hr Days: 0800-2030 12 hr Nights: 2000-0830

Will they be on call? They could be low census on call depending on acuity.

Holiday Expectations: If you work one major holiday of Thanksgiving or Christmas, you get the other one off each year. Other holidays are first request or as the schedule allows. 2/4 holidays are required.

Approval of time off? Through Supervisors. No RTO during Sturgis Bike Rally (first 3 weeks in August)

Scrub Color: Navy

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