Travel Nurse RN - Interventional Radiology
Rapid City, SD
Malone Healthcare - Nursing
4x10 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

• Level II Trauma Center

• On the Journey to Magnet Status Designation

• Primary Stroke and Chest Pain Center

• Teaching Hospital

• 417 Beds

• General Information
• Beds: 2 Cath labs, 2 Hybrid peripheral/OR

• Will you accept a traveler with 1-year experience? Tech - Yes, but the tech needs to have Neuro IR experience. Will not accept IR only experience

• Will you accept a first-time traveler? Tech - yes

• Travelers must live 100 miles away from facility

• Permanent staff must wait 1 full year to return as a traveler

• Patient Types:
• Discussed during interview

• This traveler will be a member of the Stroke Team - ICU experience is required

• Patient Ratios:
• RN: 1:1

• Required Certifications:
• RN: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS

• Required Education:
• RN: Completion of a nursing education program that is approved by a board of nursing; Registered Nurse (RN) - South Dakota Board of Nursing

• Skills required:
• RN:
• ICU Experience is a MUST - this position will be a member of the Neuro IR Stroke Team

• Endotracheal ventilation (including basic management and understanding of ventilators)

• Tracheostomy patients (including ventilation through stoma)

• Vasoactive and sedation drips

• Safe use of paralytics

• Set up, troubleshooting, and use of arterial lines

• External Ventricular Drains (including Camino ICP monitoring)

• External Pacemakers

• Chest Tubes

• Swan/Cordis central line catheter use and monitoring

• Recovery and monitoring of arterial puncture sites