Travel Nurse RN

Bossier City, Louisiana

Salary Details: $2125.00 a week

Willis-Knighton Bossier Health Center
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    Certification Details
  • BLS
  • ACLS
  • NIHSS
    Job Details
  • General Information: Beds: 36
  • Minimum years of experience: 1 year
  • Will accept a first-time traveler: Yes
  • Travelers must be separated for 1 year if previously a perm staff
  • Patient Types: Medical/Surgical/Telemetry; General surgery: Sepsis, DM, CHF, COPD, PNA, Cardiac dysrhythmias, ETOH/CIWA, IVDA, DVT/PE, etc
  • No hearts, brains, or transplants
  • Patient Ratios: RN: Days - 1:5 with tech; 1:4 without tech; Nights - 1:6 with tech; 1:5 without tech; CNA: Days - 1:16; Nights - 1:23
    Job Requirements
  • Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS are required
  • NIHSS (preferred)
  • Skills required: Traveler will be required to PASS an EKG competency exam as part of compliance, prior to arrival (includes MedSurg RN)
  • Medication administration, Telemetry experience, Wound care, Continuous bladder irrigation, IV insertion skills, Cardiac drips (non-titrating), Oxygen administration, Central line management/care, Pre & Post op care, NG tube placement and care, management of G-tubes
    Schedule Information
  • Weekend rotation: Every other
  • Will work 4 days one week and 3 days the next week - this is mandatory
  • Can we approve time off? Yes, up to 7 days; must extend to accommodate a 13-week contract
  • May only request (1) weekend off per 13-week contract
  • Call required: None
  • Holiday Expectations: Must work 2/3 major holidays
  • Black out dates: Halloween 2024; Black Friday 2024
    Unit Specific Information
  • Floating: Units: 2 West and 3 West
  • Orientation: 3 days hospital orientation; 2 shifts orienting to unit
    Additional Details
  • Scrub Color: Pewter
  • Parking: Free in designated areas
  • Culture on the unit: Traveler friendly
  • Professionalism is a mandatory requirement - no cell phone usage in patient care areas, earbuds cannot be worn, no eating at desk
Date Posted: 31 March 2025
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