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Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center

Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry - $2,133 per week

Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center, Lafayette, Louisiana, United States, 70595


Certification Details

Required Certs/Skills: BLS, Telemetry, Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias, On unit monitoring, CABG, Chest tubes, Post angiogram, MI, Cardiac Cath, and sheath removal, Port accessing, Blood product administration, Central line, Peripheral line, and PICC line care/management, Starting IVs, Titrate cardiac drips, Titrate vasoactive drips, Isolation precautions, Wound care/managementJob Details

VAYA SCREENUnit will accommodate 1st timers that have 2 years experiencePatient Diagnoses: Chest pain, CAD, PVD, arrhythmias, DM, COPD exacerbation, PNA, HTN, MI, renal failure, PE, CHF, GI bleed, syncopeAlways potential for med-surg overflow (ex: GI bleed, sepsis, CVA, COVID +)Special Procedures/Unit Details: Pre/post cath lab, PPM/AICD, ablations, vascular surgeries (CEAs, fem-pops), Titration of drips (ex: Cardizem, Amiodarone, Dobutamine, Nitroglycerin, Dopamine, heparin); Sheath pulling at bedsideSpecial Equipment: Telemetry monitoring, Chest Tubes, PCAs, Epidurals, Wound VacsJob Requirements

BLSTelemetryInterpretation and management of dysrhythmiasOn unit monitoringCABGChest tubesPost angiogram, MI, Cardiac Cath, and sheath removalPort accessingBlood product administrationCentral line, Peripheral line, and PICC line care/managementStarting IVsTitrate cardiac dripsTitrate vasoactive dripsIsolation precautionsWound care/managementSchedule Information

Every other holidayCan be pulled to all other inpatient unitsUnable to guarantee any specific scheduling requests (ex: block scheduling)Unit Specific Information

Unit Info: Unit will accommodate 1st timers that have 2 years experienceSpecial Procedures/Unit Details: Pre/post cath lab, PPM/AICD, ablations, vascular surgeries (CEAs, fem-pops), Titration of drips (ex: Cardizem, Amiodarone, Dobutamine, Nitroglycerin, Dopamine, heparin); Sheath pulling at bedside- Can be pulled to all other inpatient units- Unable to guarantee any specific scheduling requests (ex: block scheduling)Special Equipment: Telemetry monitoring, Chest Tubes, PCAs, Epidurals, Wound VacsAdditional Details

Current/valid Driver's License/State ID or government photo ID required. Copy must be in color, no black and white copies of document.AHA only. RQI is accepted. Must check Unit Description to determine certifications required. If the UD is blank, please reach out to Program Management team to confirm certifications required.If certification expires within 30 days of start, renewal must be completed prior to start date.Required for the following specialties: Nursing: Cath Lab, CCU, CVICU, Dialysis, Endoscopy/ GI, ER, ICU, MICU, Neuro ICU, Outpatient Surgery, PACU, Pre-Op, SICU, Transplant