Med Surg/Telemetry RN
Windsor, Vermont
Mount Ascutney Hospital and Health Center

Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Surg/Telemetry (Nights)

Location: Windsor, Vermont Employment type: Temp Contract length: 13 weeks Shift: Nights, 12 hours per day

Unit Details

• Medical-surgical position
• Unit has 25 inpatient medical-surgical beds and a 10-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit
• Critical access community hospital, CARF accredited
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:4 or 1:5
• Average daily patient census: 22
• EMR: Cerner
• Float scope: may float between Acute Rehab and Med Surg and to any unit within scope of practice
• Traveler must be willing to float to any unit within their scope of practice

Responsibilities

• May be asked to work as a backup Charge Nurse
• Coordinates total nursing care for patients
• Participates in patient and family teaching
• Provides leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary nursing and other patient team personnel to maintain standards for professional nursing practice

Requirements

• Valid RN license in Vermont
• 2 years of Med Surg / Telemetry experience
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience within the last year
• Experience in Charge roles (Charge RN experience, not negotiable)
• Rehabilitation experience
• 3 months or more of total travel experience
• Active BLS issued by American Heart Association
• Active ACLS issued by American Heart Association
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Medical Surgical skills checklist, current within 1 year
• At least 1 supervisory-signed reference from within the past two years

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Scheduling and Time Off

• Block scheduling will not be considered
• Call is required; travelers who will not take call should not be submitted
• Travelers may not take all holidays off
• Must work one holiday block if scheduled: Christmas Eve through Christmas Day and the weekend after, or New Year's Eve through New Year's Day and the weekend after
• No more than 5 days of time off will be accepted
• Requested time off must be noted and verified at upload; requests after upload will not be approved
• All scheduling requests must be made at submission and will not be approved at or after offer; requests after offer may lead to a rescinded offer
• Any and all time off must be included in the profile
• 48-hour guarantee is not available
• 8 hours of non-billable orientation

Eligibility and Logistics

• Local travelers living within 50 miles of the facility are not eligible
• Traveler must have their own vehicle (firm requirement; small community without public transportation)
• Permanent address must be included in the traveler profile
• Attendance policy: after 3 call-offs, the contract becomes eligible for termination at the hospital's discretion
• Each call-off must be communicated to the unit supervisor at least 1.5 hours in advance

Location Highlights

• Windsor is centrally located and close to outdoor recreation
• About a 3-hour drive to Boston, Montreal, and New York