Travel Nurse (RN) - Tele/Stepdown (Telemetry/PCU) - Winston-Salem, NC - 830053

Epic Travel Staffing is hiring a Travel RN – PCU 5th West

Shift: Nights / 6:45p-7:15a, 12×3, 36hrs per week, EOW

Length: 13 weeks

Requirements:

• NC License
• 2 Year Experience
• Experience with IV start, telemetry and conscious sedation.
• BLS
• ACLS
• Must have highly skilled and knowledgeable experience with arterial lines and titrating vasoactive drips without support
• NIHSS preferred

Other Details:

• Will accept 1st time travelers
• Locals Accepted
• Floating required as needed to sister unit which is an ICCU also
• Flu Vaccine (Facility Guideline): Required – Medical/Religious Exemptions Only
• COVID-19 Vaccine (Facility Guideline): Not Required

REQUIRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP:Minimum Years of Experience: 2 yrs of Experience NeededTraveler Experience: UNIT WILL ACCEPT 1st time travelers.Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: YesREQUIRED Skills: this unit functions more like an ICU than PCU, must have highly skilled and knowledgeable experience with arterial lines and titrating vasoactive drips without support, PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown, Telemetry, Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, Telemetry – on the unit monitoring, Use of Rapid Response Teams, IV insulin protocols, Blood Product Administration, Central line care/management, Peripheral Line Care/Management, PICC line management, Heparin Protocols, CVA, Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleur-evac, External CPAP/BIPAP, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Nasal Cannula, Non-invasive airway management, Tracheostomy Management, Isolation PrecautionsREQUIRED: ACLS, BCLS, NIH certifications, as well as, experience with IV start, telemetry and conscious sedation.
JOB DETAILS:Target Ratios: 3:1 or 4:1Will accept 13-week contracts.*36 can be offered.12 HR NIGHTS***RTO: 7 days MAX for Aya Auto Offers***Float Requirement: Floating required as needed to sister unit which is an ICCU also.Weekend Requirement: Weekend Requirement: EVERY OTHER WEEKEND.
PATIENT DIAGNOSES: ADC:18 with 20 Beds. ICU stepdown. Post rapid response team patients, respiratory distress, unstable hemodynamics, withdrawal, GI bleeds, post-op: GYN, GU, GI, thoracotomies, neuro, ortho surgeries. Pre/post OB with complications (Pitocin).Patient age from adolescent, adult, geriatric.
SPECIAL PROCEDURES/UNIT DETAILS: this unit functions more like an ICU than PCU, only one pressor drip per patient, any more and they’re transferred to ICU.Cardizem, Nitro, Precedex, Cardene, Levophed, Dopamine, Dobutamine, Neo drips given on unit.
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT: Bedside telemetry monitors with remote backup. Nurses must be able to recognize and treat dysrhythmias. A-lines, BIPAP’s, chest tubes, trach’s, there are no vents on unit.
UNIT SYSTEMS: Pyxis and Epic
SCHEDULING TYPE: NM creates schedule; no block scheduling.
SCRUBS: Navy, White or a combination of the two
***INTERNAL NOTES******Hospital Orientation week one; traveler must be available for classes each day******Must pass EKG Testing prior to start for this specialty***
Unit:4528 – 5th West Intermediate Care Unit – Electronic
Epic Travel Staffing:

• Day 1 health insurance coverage and comprehensive benefits options
• 401(k) matching program
• Weekly direct deposit
• Concierge state licensing program for RN and other healthcare modalities in multiple states, including CA
• Industry leading allowances and reimbursements
• Referral program with cash bonuses and additional perks
• Exclusive job openings – Only at Epic
• Epic Elite Program – Priority status at top facilities and exclusive loyalty bonuses