Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry
Seattle, WA
eTeam Inc
3x12 hrs

Shift: Night 3x12-Hour (19:00 - 07:00)

Description:

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Perm candidates of any OTHER providence facility ( NON SWEDISH ) are eligible for a travel contract if they have been separated for at least 3 months. All Swedish facilities honor active compact license.

2 Yr Exp
Does not accept 1st time travelers
Can submit with pending WA license
FLOAT REQUIRED

Avg Daily Census: 34
Beds: 36

Patient Diagnoses
- Neurosurgery, Post spine surgery, neuroscience, stroke and epilepsy, ortho, pre-op. post-op

SPECIAL PROCEDURES:
- Feeding Tubes
- PCA Pumps, Syringe Pumps
- PICC/Central Lines, Port-A-CatjVasci;ar Devoce Access/Care
- Traction/Halo/Pin Care
- Triple Lumen Catheter
- Wound Vac
- Heparin, Insulin
- Remote Tele

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT:
Per nurse manager: We prefer some neuro/cva and also either orthopedic or neuro surgery.
Fast paced unit. We do not do general med surg, it is neuro specialty. But we will take travelers who are med surg with experience floating to neuro or neuro surgery.

Documentation: Pyxis, EPIC (REQUIRED)
Communication: SBAR

SKILLS

Work Settings:
- Med/Surg (REQUIRED)
- MS/Tele (PREFERRED)

Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response:
- Telemetry- remote monitoring, Use of Rapid Response Teams (PREFERRED)

Gastrointestinal:
- Colostomy care, Feeding tube care and management (REQUIRED)

IV therapy/Phlebotomy:
- Blood Product Administration, Central line blood draw, Peripheral Line Care/Management, Phlebotomy, PICC line management, Starting IVs (REQUIRED)

Medications:
- Heparin, Insulin, PCA (REQUIRED)

Neurological/Psychiatric:
- Pre/Post Neuro Surgery (REQUIRED)
- CVA, Spinal cord injuries, Traumatic Brain injury (PREFERRED)

Plastics:
- Surgical drains (REQUIRED)

Respiratory:
- Nasal Cannula, Oral suctioning, Tracheostomy Management (REQUIRED)

Professional Knowledge and Skills:
- Isolation Precautions, Wound Care/Wound Vac (REQUIRED)


Teaching Hospital Experience Preferred
STAFFING RATIO: 1:5
FLOAT: yes, Acute Rehab, Telemetry, Neuro Telemetry; to meet unit needs that meets scope of practice.
CERTS: BCLS REQUIRED
REQUIRED SKILLS: CVA and either ortho or neuro surg exp