Travel Nurse RN - Home Health
Milwaukee, WI
PRN Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

JOB DESCRIPTION

●       About Facility:

·        Home Care remote field work.  Locations include Ozaukee and Washington counties.

●       General Information:

·        Beds: N/A

·        Will you accept a traveler with 1-year experience? Yes

·        Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes, as long as they have 1 years of Home Health experience.

●       Patient Types:

·        Staff will primarily be seeing patients in the community setting, i.e. their home, the home of a family member, Assisted Living Facilities, Group Homes, Nursing Homes

·        High acuity patients: pleurx drains, PCA pumps, IV ABX, TPN, Foleys, wounds, wound VAC, chest tubes, various drains

●       Patient Ratios:

·        Remote/Field:

▪        RN Case Manager: Caseload is 22-25 a week; 6 visits a day – if the traveler is unable to keep up with the caseload, please let leadership know

●       Required Certifications:

·        BLS

●       Skills required:

·        Patient/family education

·        Provider communication

·        Disease management

·        Troubleshoot/knowledge of pleurx drains, nephrostomy tubes, trachs, PCA’s, gastric suctioning; will not perform these tasks, just knowledge on troubleshooting – will be trained on site if needed

●       Support on the Unit:

·        Case Managers

·        Providers

Clinical Manager

·        Chaplain

·        Social Workers

●       Technology/Equipment:

·        EMR: EPIC – experience preferred

●       Floating: If yes, where?

·        varies

●       Orientation (how many shifts): up to 2 weeks, based on comfort level

●       Scheduling:

·        Weekend rotation: no weekends

·        Call? No call

·        Holiday Expectations: no holidays

·        Approval of time off: Manager to approve RTO

·        Shift times: Shift times: M-F 0800-1700 (must be available by phone during these hours); Daily huddle at 07:50 am, can be attended by phone or teams if the traveler is on the way to see patients. Flexible schedule M-F or Tues-Sat, accepted. We are looking for a traveler open to working Saturdays if needed.

●       Other notes:

·        Scrub Color: any color

·        Laptop, cell phone, and PPE will be provided

·        Must be N95 fit tested prior to arrival