Med Surg / Telemetry RN
Lafayette, LA
Travel Nurses, Inc.
3x12 hrs

Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical

Location: Lafayette, Louisiana Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Night, 3x12 hours (18:45-7:15) Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week

Unit Details

• Unit: 9C Unit
• Patient diagnoses: Chest pain, CAD, PVD, arrhythmias, DM, COPD exacerbation, PNA, HTN, MI, renal failure, PE, CHF, GI bleed, syncope
• Med-surg overflow: Always a potential for overflow (e.g., GI bleed, sepsis, CVA, COVID+)
• Procedures and unit details: Pre/post cath lab, PPM/AICD, ablations, vascular surgeries (CEAs, fem-pops), titration of drips (e.g., Cardizem, Amiodarone, Dobutamine, Nitroglycerin, Dopamine, heparin), bedside sheath pulling
• Equipment: Telemetry monitoring, chest tubes, PCAs, epidurals, wound VACs
• Float scope: May be pulled to all other inpatient units

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Louisiana
• 2 years of Med Surg / Telemetry experience, with experience within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• BLS certification issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• Experience working with cardiac patients
• Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• CABG care
• Chest tube care
• Post angiogram, MI, cardiac cath, and sheath removal care
• Port accessing
• Blood product administration
• Central line care and management
• Experience with PICC lines
• IV insertion skills

Schedule and Expectations

• Emergency team: May be assigned to an emergency team, which requires staying at the facility until the event passes or serving on the relief team. Travelers who are not comfortable with this should not apply.
• Holidays: Must work 2 of 4 designated holidays annually (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's). Assignments are based on department needs and fair rotation. Every other holiday is scheduled.
• Scheduling: Specific scheduling requests (e.g., block scheduling) cannot be guaranteed.