Travel Nurse RN - ER/Trauma - $1,972 per week in Ellsworth, ME at Infojini Healthcare

ID: 51451395 Shift: 10:00AM-10:00PM Description: Asap start neededSimplifi InterviewsAddress: 50 Union St., Ellsworth, ME 04605Hospital Beds: 64General InformationBeds: 15 with 2 hallway treatment spacesMinimum experience?RN: 1 year ED ExperienceTech: 1 year, ER experience preferred but not requiredWill you accept a first-time traveler?RN YesTech YesPatient do approx. 50-60 visits a dayInfants to End of Life, CHF, NSTEMI, abdominal pain, minor trauma (MVA), ER holds. Major traumas are stabilized and life flighted out.Heavy psych population Behavioral/Dementia (some can be aggressive at times and there for a longer length of stay), Withdrawal, etc.There are processes in place to increase protection of the department staff with aggressive/behavioral patients. These can be reviewed during the interview (see below), or with the leadership team once on assignment.Patient Ratios:RN 1:4-5; on night shift there are times that depending on Census, there may be only 2 RNs for the night shiftTech 2 per shift when fully staffed (one acts as HUC, the other will support the RN staff with CNA duties)Required Certifications:RN: BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCCTech: BLS, EKG certification (preferred)Skills - Charge experience is highly preferred but need to be willing to be trained and act as charge as often as needed. Please decline traveler if they re unwilling to do this.Nightshift Charge experience is required, and traveler must be willing to act as Charge as often as needed.General ED skills, PIV, trauma stabilization, procedural sedation is a MUST, cardiac rhythm interpretationTech: 50% of the time they will work as Unit Secretary and the other 50% will be as CNA performing patient care duties to assist the nursing (inpatient and possibly outpatient for patients waiting in their cars), blood glucose checks, ADL s, transporting patients, lab runs, any other task as assigned; experience with EKG s (preferred)Support on the 2 per shift when fully staffed (one acts as HUC, other will assist with patient care)HUC, 24-7 - also does telemetry monitoringCharge nurse may have patients, depending on staffingED physiciansPhlebotomyRT 24/7Hospitalist 24/7Charting System: CernerFloating: If yes, where?Tech may float to Med SurgOrientation: (facility and unit)General hospital orientation1-2 shifts on unit, dependent on skills/comfort have staggered shifts:RN: 7a-7p, 10a-10p, 12p-12a, 7p-7aTech: 6:30a-7p 6:30p-7aWeekend rotation: every otherCan we approve time off? Seek manager approvalWill they be on call? If so, what is that schedule? No callHoliday Expectations: every otherOther notes or things you want us to check/verify?Scrub Color: Any color, must be professionalFree Parking? YesAward Offer Posted by: Jessica Rizzo - 10/8/2024 1:10 PM Program Travel Guaranteed Hours: 36 Contract Weeks:89