Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Emergency Room Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Night Hours per Shift: 12 Experience: 2 years required License: Compact or Louisiana License Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS, NIHSS, CPI (Required) Must-Have: Epic experience required Unit will accept 1st time travelers Description: Please ensure you are aware of the following: Upon accepting an assignment and starting your role, your unit manager may assign you to an "Emergency Team." There will be an expectation to stay at the facility until after an event passes or be part of the relief team. Specific details pertaining to pay will be relayed on each emergency event, as impacts vary. By signing your travel contract to take a position, you accept the above and will report as assigned by your immediate unit manager if an emergency event occurs. You should not apply for this role if you are not comfortable with the above. Candidates must be willing to work 2 of 4 designated holiday periods annually: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's. Although Halloween is not a paid holiday, some units may require coverage for it. Holiday assignments are based on departmental needs and fair staff rotation. Average Daily Census: 40 Rooms: 26 Patient Ratio: 1:4 Skills: Abdominal pain Acute psychosis Arterial line management Assist/manage intubation Asthma BiPAP/CPAP management Blood product administration Burns Care of ventilated patient Central line care/management Chest tube insertion/management Continuous IV paralytics Continuous IV sedation CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident) Drug overdose Emergency medications Epiglottitis General Emergency Department (Combined Adult/Pedi) Gunshot wounds Head injury Hyperglycemia Hypothermia protocol/Arctic Sun ICP monitoring Identify/report neglect or abuse Infection Interpretation of arterial blood gases (ABGs) Interpretation of dysrhythmias Isolation precautions/PPE IV insulin protocols IV vasopressors Manage/apply splints Management of dysrhythmias Management of patient with multi-system organ dysfunction/failure Managing violent behavior Mental/behavioral health conditions Near drowning Neuro-trauma Obtain 12 lead EKG/ECG Ortho trauma Phlebotomy Poison ingestion Procedural sedation administration/monitoring Psychiatric hold Respiratory infection Seizures Sickle cell crisis Skin disorders Spinal cord injury Starting and maintaining IVs STEMI certified facility Stroke certified facility Suicidal patient Traumatic amputation Traumatic brain injury Triage Urinary tract infection Patient Age Groups: Neonates, adolescents, infants, adults, pediatrics, geriatrics Daily Census: 40 Number of Visits Per Day: 100 Number of Rooms: 26 Number of Beds: 26 Interdisciplinary Support: Physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, lift teams, rapid response teams, pharmacy, transportation, unit secretary Patient Diagnoses: Emergency diagnoses
