PRIDE Health is seeking a travel nurse RN Home Health Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Salem, Massachusetts.
Job Description & Requirements
1. Unit Name : Davenport 8 Medical Telemetry Unit.
2. Brief Unit Description : Davenport 8 is a 37-bed medical telemetry unit. Patients may be admitted from the ED, transferred in from other units, or directly admitted by a Physician. Patients are often on Cardizem drips, Nitroglycerin drips, Lasix drips and Heparin drips. We also care for NSTEMI, Post-Pacemaker and Post-Cardiac Cath Lab patients (both with and without interventions).
3. Patient Population : Davenport 8s primary diagnoses are CHF, Atrial Fibrillation, Pulmonary Embolism and Pneumonia. We also have patients coming in with EtOH, and Dementia with cardiac co-morbidities. Occasional Surgical patients as well.
4. Years of Experience Required : 2 years.
5. Floating Required : Travelers are required to float to applicable units when needed.
6. Rotating Shifts Required : Day Rotators may be rotated between (7a-7p, 11a-11p or 7p-7a) when needed. Rotation frequency is usually low. Night positions do not rotate.
7. Skill Sets Required : Travelers should have knowledge on cardiac drips and be able to interpret Tele Strips. Nursing care for patients post cardiac catheterization and pacemaker is needed but not required.
8. Clinician to Patient Ratio : The RN to patient ratio on Day and Evening shifts is 1 : 4 with max of 5. The Night shift is 1 : 5-6. Day shift on weekdays includes a Charge RN without a patient assignment.
9. Bed Count : 37 Beds, 10 semi-private rooms, 1 quadruple room, 1 triple room, 10 private rooms, and 1 negative pressure room.
10. Census : 37.
11. EMR (Charting System) : EPIC.
12. Certifications Required : Travelers must have an active BLS certification and be Telemetry Certified.
Pride Health Job ID #17482013. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title : RN : Home Health,19 : 00 : 00-07 : 30 : 00
About PRIDE Health
PRIDE Health is the minority-owned healthcare recruitment division of Pride Global—an integrated human capital solutions and advisory firm. With our robust and abundant travel nursing and allied health employment options across the U.S., PRIDE Health will allow you to help change the way the world lives and heals as it connects you with the industry’s leading healthcare organizations.
Pride Global offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with preferred vendors.
Benefits
Travel Telemetry Registered Nurse • Salem, MA, US