Travel Nurse RN

Twin Falls, Idaho

St Lukes Magic Valley Medical Center

Must have 1 year of ER experience
Must have some trauma experience (MVAs, GSWs, Stabbings, etc.)
Must have Triage experience
Prefer: Trauma Bay experience
Prefer: Epic Experience- please call out if they do not have any
No first time travelers - must have 2-3 travel assignments successfully completed

Mid Shifts: 1P- 1:30A, 2P- 2:30A, 4P-4:30A, 6P-6:30A
First few week travelers will be asked to fill in the gaps; after that will be asked what their availability; scheduler may utilize a template for scheduling but asked to fill gaps in the perm schedule
Template scheduling often allows 5 days off in a row every 3-4 weeks
EOW, typically a little less if utilizing the template
May be asked to go into the Holiday Rotation
Could be asked to go on Call, callback pay available, if needed.

Unit: ER/ED
Common drips: Must be able to titrate all critical gtts and procedural sedation for adults and pediatrics. Also important to understand drips that require filter tubing and management of blood products/components via rapid infuser.

ACLS, BLS, PALS, TNCC
Level 3 Trauma, STEMI and Stroke Receiving
Highly organized team with focus toward high reliability, customer service, and zero harm.
Expectations toward these measures are assisted with leader representation sharing examples and improvement opportunities.
Avg wait time for patient is 90 mins from admission order to transfer for inpatient; at a max 4-8 hours for hold patients; typically Peds and Psych patients Will admit Peds patient as they have 10 bed inpatient unit, but if higher acuity will be transferred out.
2 designated 'safer' rooms, but can see them throughout the ER if needed
24/7 located in the ER
On average, how many patients do you treat in the ER/day? 109 per day
Nurse: Patient Ratios 1:04, Staffing Goal: Designated zones (8 rooms) to have 3 RNs and 1 CNA per zone
Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Abd pain, DM, HTN, STEMIs, NSTEMIs, Stroke, Prioritized traumas, and more.

Date Posted: 23 March 2025