Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry
Seattle, WA
Trailblazer Staffing Solutions
3x12 hrs, Nights

Please indicate the WA license status : Active , in Process or no license on your profile. IF " in process status " Please provide applied date and ETA of issue date

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

#Tier3 Travel Compliance
All candidates who were a previous perm employee of ANY Providence affiliated facility must be separated from the health system for a min of 3 months to qualify for a travel position. No exceptions.
Floating: All travelers are expected to float to another unit within their scop of practice if needed. The facility has a designated float team that floats first however, in the event there is a need at another campus travelers will float first before perm staff. All facilities are within a 40-mile radius or less. In the event that the traveler needs to float, it their responsibility to find transportation to the facility they’re floated to. Traveler’s refusal to float may result in termination of assignment and/or forfeiture of guaranteed hours.