Rapid City, SD
Travel Nurse RN - Stepdown in Rapid City, SD
Start: ASAP
Duration: 13 weeks
Posted today
Stepdown RN
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SIMPLIFI CLINICAL INTERVIEW
General Information:
Beds: 64
Required experience?
PCU Level RN: 1 year of nursing experience required
Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes, if greater than 1 year of experience
1st time traveler MUST have EPIC experience
Travelers must live 100 miles away from any Monument Health facility
Permanent staff must wait 1 full year before returning as a traveler
Patient Types:
This is a mixed acuity unit meaning there will be Intermediate Care acuity as well as Tele and MedSurg - please ensure traveler understands
Pre/post-surgical patients, CVA, seizures, 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. Medication administration, titratable vasoactive drips, TPN/tube feeding, and blood product transfusions
Peripheral IV, Midline, PICC and central line access, chest tubes, nasogastric tubes, drains, and urinary and fecal collection devices
Wound care, telemetry monitored patients
Post neuro-intervention (preferred experience but education and resources are provided per unit if they have not had this patient type)
Patient Ratios:
RN:
PCU: 1:4-5
CNA: 1:8
Required Certifications:
RN: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
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:
PCU RN:
Comfortability to take MedSurg assignments - please decline if not
Previous experience with our types of patients above, including IMC/stepdown and neuro; ability to read/interpret cardiac strips, wound care, line management, drain/tube management, drip titration of below medications
Drip Titration: 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
Support on the Unit:
CNA: 1:8
Charge nurse: Two charge nurses for ONS that do not take a patient load
Phlebotomy? Yes
IV/VAT Team? No
Resource Nurse during Dayshift/varied hours - Nurse Clinician support available
RT: Yes
Hospitalist: Yes
Charting System:
Epic - strongly preferred; must get approval from Manager prior to offer
Alaris
Omnicell
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: (facility and unit)
2 days of unit/department orientation including policies, protocols, department information, online learnings. Also, classroom time with our Nursing Professional Development Team.
2 orientation shifts on the unit working with a preceptor
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
Please include in offer if traveler is open to working every weekend (WOW) as this may be a possibility
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
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.
Other notes:
Scrub Color: Navy Blue
Free Parking
Audits are done monthly for Pre/Post pain scoring-Must meet 90% compliance with audits.
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Lark Medical Staffing's Benefits
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