ER RN
Des Moines, Iowa
Iowa Methodist Medical Center

Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Room (ER)

Overview

• Location: Des Moines, Iowa
• Employment type: Temporary
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Nights

Unit Details

• Unit: Emergency Room (ER)
• Bed size: 36
• Patient ratio: 4:1
• Patient types: All types and adults
• Drips: Sedation, vasoactive, vasopressors, heparin, insulin, pain control, antiarrhythmics
• Scrubs: Navy blue, solids

Float Scope

• Traveler will be required to float across all campuses: Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Iowa Lutheran, and Iowa Methodist.

Schedule

• Unless the unit is closed, the traveler is required to work 1-2 of the 3 upcoming winter holidays.

Eligibility Policies

• Local radius rule: No local candidates. All candidates must live at least 50 miles from the facility (based on driver's license).
• Employee separation policy: Past employees who worked in the float pool or as FTE or PRN staff cannot work a travel assignment in another market, regardless of where they currently work or have worked in the past 12 months. This policy does not apply to anyone who previously worked travel at this facility system.

Requirements

• Valid RN license in Iowa
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Emergency Department (ED) experience of 1.25 years
• Emergency Department (ED) experience within the last year
• Experience working with Level 2 Trauma patients
• One completed travel assignment
• Experience with Epic
• Driver's License
• Basic Life Support (BLS) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) issued by American Heart Association
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)