Travel Telemetry / Med Surg RN

Shreveport, Louisiana

Salary Details: $1956.00 a week

Willis-Knighton Medical Center
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    Certification Details
  • BLS
  • ACLS
  • NIHSS
    Job Details
  • General Information
  • Beds: 15
  • Years of Experience: 2 years
  • Will Accept a First-time traveler: Yes
  • Travelers must be separated for 1 year if previously a perm staff
  • COVID vaccine required; exemption process
  • Patient Types: Telemetry, Med/Surg, Cardiac, AFib, Post-surgical, cholecystectomy, CP, CHF, Diabetics, s/p cath lab, GI issues
  • Patient Ratios: RN/LPN: 1:5-6, CNA: 2/shift days; 1/shift nights
  • Skills required: Traveler will be required to PASS an EKG competency exam as part of compliance, prior to arrival (includes MedSurg RN)
  • Support on the Unit: Charge nurse: Yes, takes patients- lightened load, Phlebotomy- does draws unless have line, IV/VAT Team-PICC Team, Resource Nurse-Head Nurse and Educator M-F, RT 24/7, Hospitalist available 24/7, OT, PT, ST- 7 days/week, Telemetry monitoring? Telemetry tech-centralized and at Nurse Station, How many nurses on the unit - 4-6 per shift
  • Charting System/Equipment: EMR: Meditech, IV Pumps: Alaris, Medication dispensing: Pyxis
  • Floating: Units: Med Surg Tele, within or below scope
  • Orientation: 1-2 days
    Job Requirements
  • Required Certifications: Tele RN : BLS, ACLS, NIHSS (preferred)
  • LPN: BLS
  • Skills required: IV skills, NGT, PEG, PCA, wound vacs, Chest tubes, Drains (JP, DAVOL), PICC, midlines, TR Band, dressing changes, Cardiac strip interpretation, non-titrating cardiac drips
  • LPN will have all of the same duties other than administering IV push meds - RN will do that for them
    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? up to 7 days - must extend contract for any full week of RTO
  • May only request (1) weekend of RTO per 13-week contract
  • Blackout dates: Halloween 2024; Black Friday 2024
  • No call
  • Holiday Expectations: will work 2/3 major holidays
    Unit Specific Information
  • Scrub Color: Pewter
  • Parking: Free on site
  • Culture on the unit: Teamwork, traveler-friendly
    Additional Details
  • 2024-25 Flu Documentation
  • Annual Core Competencies
  • Candidate Confirmation Form
  • Clinical References (2)
  • COVID Requirement
  • CPR Certification: BLS
  • Criminal Background Check Report
  • Drug Screen
  • Dysrhythmia Exam
  • Employment Authorization
  • Hep B Titers / Vaccine / Declination
  • HIPAA
  • Job Description
  • License Verification
  • Medication Exam
  • MMR Titers or Immunizations
  • NURSYS
  • Photo ID
  • Physical
  • Resume
  • Skills Check List
  • TB Testing
  • TDAP
  • Unit Competency
  • Varicella Titers or Immunization
  • WKHS Onboarding Information

Compensation Information:
Starting at $1956.00 / weekly

Date Posted: 04 April 2025
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