Travel Physical Therapist
Shreveport, LA
Reliable Nurse Staffing
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

• This traveler will float routinely between Willis Knighton Pierremont (Shreveport, LA) and Willis Knighton Bossier (Bossier City, LA)

• Beds: will depend on facility
• Minimum Years of Experience Required:
  • RN: 3 years RN experienced, at least 1.5 year in Cath Lab within the last year
  • Xray Tech: 2 years
• Will you accept a first-time traveler?
  • RN: With strong Cath Lab experience, will accept 1st time travelers
  • Xray Tech: With strong Cath Lab experience, will accept 1st time travelers

• RN:
  • RN has 3 different fxns in these labs – circulating, monitoring or scrubbing – someone that could do multiple functions is needed – please decline candidates that are only able to circulate
  • Coronary artery disease, STEMI, cardiogenic shock, complex total occlusions, diagnostic Cath procedures, valvular disease, renal disease, carotid stenosis, limb salvage, peripheral stenosis, thrombosis disease, TAVR, MitraClip, etc.
• Xray Tech:
  • Coronary diagnostic and complex interventions including (STEMI), cardiogenic shock, Chronic total occlusions valvular disease, Peripheral vascular procedures, structural heart and soon neuro interventions.   

• 1:1

• RN:
  • BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
  • Valid Driver’s License – required to float between facilities
• Xray Tech:
  • BLS, ACLS
  • ARRT and state license (LSRBTE) is required
  • RCIS (preferred but not required)
  • Valid Driver’s License – required to float between facilities

• RN:
  • Must be able to scrub/monitor as well as circulate - please decline RN traveler if they are unable to scrub – please include in offer what cases they are comfortable scrubbing
  • Circulating, scrubbing and/or hemodynamic monitoring.  This would be for cardiac & peripheral vascular.  We do complex interventional procedures.
  • Must have seen most of what is on the list, please add in offer any case type the traveler has not done
  • Other skills required - Vasoactive drug administration, sedation administration, critical patient assessment skills, sterile technique, air management, Impella, Rotoblater, IABP, Pnumbra, Laser and lithotripsy atherectomy
• Xray Tech:
  • Operation of imaging system. Ability to scrub. Hemodynamic monitoring (strongly preferred)

• Charge RN

• EMR: Meditech Expanse
• IV pumps: Alaris
• Medication dispensing: Pyxis
• Monitors:  Merge hemodynamic monitoring systems
• Equipment: Philips imaging systems, quite a bit of ancillary equipment (IVUS, EKOS, FFR, Laser)

• RN and Xray Tech:
  • Will float between Willis Knighton Pierremont and Willis Knighton Bossier
  • Will also be backup for WKMC North – this facility will perform more complicated cases at this facility such as TAVR, mitral valve

• 1 week at Innovation Center
• Up to 1 week of precepting/unit orientation

• Typical schedule - Monday-Friday: 0700 to 1530
• Weekend rotation:
  • RN: minimum – approximately every 3rd weekend
  • Xray Tech: approximately every 3rd weekend
• Call required: Rotating -
  • RN:
    • 2 days a week overnight – 1500 to 0700
    • Every 3rd weekend – Friday 1500 to Monday 0700
    • Is there a sleep room available?  TBD
    • What is the call back period? 30 minutes
  • Xray Tech:
    • 2 days a week overnight – 1500 to 0700
    • Every 3rd weekend – Friday 1500 to Monday 0700
    • Is there a sleep room available?  TBD
    • What is the call back period? 30 minutes
• Holiday Expectations:  done in rotation
• RTO Approval: Manager approval
• Shift times:  Monday – Friday, 0700–1500 with (2) call overnights per week
• Schedule cycle: 4 weeks

Other notes:

• Scrub Color:  Pewter