Travel Nurse RN - ED - Emergency Department - $1,921 per week

Company: Chandler Regional Medical Center
Location: Chandler
Posted on: November 1, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS.
• Nurses must be able to read & interpret strips.
  • Job Details
  • Specialty in ED Holds/Tele.
  • Minimum 2 years of experience - must be recent, within the past 6 months.
  • Travelers will need to pass a dysrhythmia exam through RELIAS, only (with 2 MAX attempts).
  • There is also a PASS/FAIL SIM LAB on day one of orientation (study guides will be provided with first day instructions).
  • Charge Nurse/House Supervisor is the ED charge nurse.
  • Would float to med/surg/tele/overflow units as needed.
  • Will be caring for patients from the ER who are waiting on a bed in the hospital.
  • May be asked to help with ED patients including vitals, IV starts and medication administration. Will not be primary RN for ED patient assignment.
    • Job Requirements
    • Strong cardiac tele background, preferably 2 years.
    • Must be able to decrease cardiac drips per physicians' orders and parameters.
    • Nurses will be caring for more tele patients VS medical.
      • Schedule Information
      • 12 hr shifts (7a - 7p or 7p - 7a) Ability to self-schedule; however this could change from time to time.
      • 4 weekend shifts in a 4 week schedule.
      • Rotate in with the perm staff on holidays.
      • No call required.
        • Unit Specific Information
        • # of beds: CRMC 60 ED Beds, MGMC 31 ED Beds.
        • Ratios: 1 to 4.
        • Common diagnoses/Types of patients: ED holds waiting for placement on a unit, primarily MS/Tele.
        • Are RNs required to titrate drips? Yes.
        • Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Cardizem, Heparin, Amiodarone.
        • Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios: ED PCTs available.
        • RT Equipment: No Vents.
        • Is there tele on this unit? Monitor Techs? RNs read strips? No monitor tech in the ED.
        • Scrub Color/Dress Code: Navy.
        • Unit/Department specific orientation: 2 shifts orientation to Med/Surg/Tele at primary campus.
          • Additional Details
          • Will not be asked to be primary RN for ED patient assignment.
          • First to float, could float to sister facility Mercy Gilbert.

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