Travel Nurse (RN) - Post Anesthesia 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: 40

Patient Types:

Infants-Geriatric patient population – they do not recover a ton of infants and would be trained on recovery of that population.

Endo – will help prep and discharge Endo patients but would not work Intra-Op

Ambulatory/Elective, Acute care/Trauma

Patient Ratios: RN: Pre-Op 1:2-3, PACU 1:1 or 1:2, Phase 2 1:2-4

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:

RN: May be learned in orientation, but competencies include: IV insertion, ventilator training, epidural/PCA set up/initiation, initiation of blood product transfusions, competency with administration and monitoring of moderate sedation (will not work Intra-op in Endo but would prep and recover), critical thinking

Floating: If yes, where?

Routinely: PreOp, PACU, Endo prep and discharge, Phase 2

Could be floated within scope of practice and below wherever needed

Scheduling:

Shift/Hours per week will depend on job posting – please have traveler confirm with recruiter prior to accepting, if offered.

Could be one of the following: 3 12’s per week (Days – shift would vary between 0500-2300) 3 12’s per week (Nights - 1830-0700). If working nights, their 3 shifts would be scheduled in a row

Weekend rotation- Pre-Op/PACU staff have 4 weekend call teams, each caregiver responsible for a weekend call rotation every three weeks

Will they be on call? If so, what is that schedule? Each caregiver has a 2300-0700 call shift about every 2-3 weeks that is during Monday-Friday, in addition to their scheduled 36 hours. Then Each caregiver is also responsible for their designated weekend.

There are always 2 or more people on call at once:

Overnight (Mon-Fri) – always 2 RNs On Call (2300-0700) Saturday – 3 RNs staffed during Dayshift (0600-1830) + 2 On Call Sunday – 1 RN staffed during Dayshift (0600-1830) + 3 On Call

Weekend call rotations:

Friday shift and then Friday night on call 2300-0600. OFF Saturday. 1st call Sunday 0600-1830 Friday day shift. Saturday 1st call 0600-1830. Sunday 2nd call 0600-1830. Friday day shift. Saturday 2nd call 0600-1830 and 1st call 1830-0700 Sunday. Off Monday. Friday shift. Saturday 3rd call 0600-1830. Sunday 1st call 1830-0700. Friday day shift. Saturday 1st call 1830-0600. Off Sunday Friday day shift. Saturday 1st call 1830-0600. Off Sunday.

Holiday Expectations: Holidays are rotated between call teams; all holidays are on call rotations. Will work (2) holidays per year.

Approval of time off? Time off requests go through Manager

No RTO will be considered during the first 3 weeks of August annually (Sturgis Bike Rally)

Scrub Color: Navy Blue

MUST have Critical Care experience and competencies with ICU cases including hemodynamic drips and ventilated patients.