Travel Nurse RN - Virtual Care - $2,808 per week at Trinity Health FirstChoice
Des Moines, IA 50319
About the Job
Trinity Health FirstChoice is seeking a travel nurse RN Virtual Care for a travel nursing job in Des Moines, Iowa.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Virtual Care
- Discipline: RN
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
This an On-site and Inpatient role, requiring a minimum of 8 years of Med Surg Tele or PCU and Cardiac Acute Care hospital experience. What you'll need to qualify:
• 8 years of recent Med/Surg Tele or PCU experience in an acute care hospital
• Current BLS and ACLS
• Knowledge of Cerner
• RN license in the state you wish to work.
• Cannot hold a concurrent position at a Trinity Health facility.
POSITION PURPOSE
This unique model offers a new virtual role for the experienced nurse to care for patients, coordinate complex care and provide mentoring to early career nurses. Bedside nurses also benefit from having an RN mentor for support in patient care.
You will be working virtually in the monitor room and view the patients on video. You will be doing things such as admissions, discharges, fall prevention documentation, stroke documentation, calling physicians, scheduling appointments, assisting new nurses (via video), skin assessments, etc.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Experienced RNs are eligible for the onsite vRN role, allowing them to care for patients in a less physically demanding environment.
Virtual RNs provide mentoring and support for bedside nurses. This is critical for early career nurses to feel engaged and have a fellow nurse help them navigate care questions or concerns.
Allows experienced nurses to transition to a role that maximizes their expertise, while supporting desire for a change in physicality of work.
Care Partners (LPN/LVN, CNA, NA) have access to two RNs for patient care.
Care partners are an integral part of the Virtual Connected Care team addressing routine patient care needs appropriate to their license.
Trinity Health FirstChoice Job ID #TD06192024-1. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: RN Virtual Care Onsite
About Trinity Health FirstChoice
Premium pay
FirstChoice offers a rewarding career with significant premium pay and flexible scheduling to fit your life. FirstChoice healthcare travel professionals fill critical positions when unforeseen or unplanned circumstances occur; or, when there is a position open due to an extended leave-of-absence. You’ll get to experience a variety of practice settings while traveling within your local region or traveling nationally – your choice!
Healthcare travel professionals, join us in caring for our community, we can't do it without you.
FirstChoice exclusively supports facilities within the Trinity Health system meaning you will have a consistent experience between job sites. Your training at one site will apply to other sites within the region and will minimize the time you are spending outside of patient care. We understand that there has been a fundamental shift in the nursing position in recent years and like any other employee, nurses want more options and flexibility in their careers. FirstChoice provides you with both along with the comfort and security of one employer.
Benefits of Being a FirstChoice healthcare travel professional:
- Premium pay
- Choose your own travel adventure—work in a variety of practice settings
- Wide range of assignments available
- Housing and meal stipend
Minimum Qualifications/Requirements of a FirstChoice Nurse:
- Registered nurse with a license in the state(s) you will work
- Minimum of 2 years, depending on specialty area
- Cannot hold a concurrent position at a Trinity Health facility
Trinity Health is a leading not-for-profit Catholic health system with 92 hospitals and hundreds of primary, specialty and continuing care centers across the United States.
Benefits
- Employee assistance programs
- 403b retirement plan
- Discount program
