Willis-Knighton Bossier Health Center
Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry - $1,816 per week
Willis-Knighton Bossier Health Center, Bossier City, Louisiana, 71111
Salary: Up to $1,816 per week
Certification Details BLS ACLS NIHSS Job Details General Information Beds: 30 Minimum years of experience: 3 years Will accept a first-time traveler? Yes Travelers must be separated for 1 year if previously a perm staff Permanent address must be 50 miles away from facility Patient Types: Medical, Surgical, Telemetry: Afib/RVR, CHF, Chest pain r/o, Acute Coronary Syndrome, post Cath Lab with TR Bands, Surgical overflow - Abdominal, General, General: Sepsis, PNA, Stroke, DKA, COVID Patient Ratios: RN: Days - 1:5-6, Nights – 1:6, CNA: 2-3 per 30 patients Skills required: Tele RN required, Traveler will be required to PASS an EKG competency exam as part of compliance, prior to arrival (includes MedSurg RN), Cardiac experience – lead placement, cardiac strip analysis/interpretation, Non-titrating Cardiac gtts (Dopamine, Cardizem, Primacor, Amio, Dobutamine, Lasix, Insulin) Support on the Unit: Charge nurse: may or may not have patient assignment, Phlebotomy – peripheral blood draws only, IV/VAT Team for PICC/Midline placement, House Supervisor, 24/7; PCC, RT, 24/7, Hospitalist available, 24/7, OT, PT, ST Charting System/Equipment: EMR: Meditech Expanse, IV Pumps: Alaris, Medication dispensing: Pyxis Floating: Possibly, to comparable units, In rotation with perm staff Orientation: 2 Hospital and 2 on unit Job Requirements Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS Minimum years of experience: 3 years Tele RN required Traveler will be required to PASS an EKG competency exam as part of compliance, prior to arrival (includes MedSurg RN) 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 weeks of RTO May only request (1) weekend off per 13-week contract No call Holiday Expectations: will be required to work 2/3 major holidays Black out dates: Halloween 2024; Black Friday 2024 Additional Details Scrub Color: Pewter Parking: Free in designated areas Culture on the unit: Teamwork, Busy – short length of stay Professionalism is a mandatory requirement – no cell phone usage in patient care areas, earbuds cannot be worn, no eating at desk