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Job description
Trusted is seeking an experienced nurse for this exciting travel nursing assignment. Trusted has streamlined the travel nursing experience by enabling nurses to apply directly to jobs without the need for recruiters. This unique approach provides more transparency, eliminates pesky calls from recruiters, and puts more money in your pocket. Join the thousands of nurses across the country who have already made the switch to a more modern way to work.
Shift: 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Experience:
• 12 months of experience with 3 months within the last 12 months.
• 12 months of Cardiac Cath Lab experience.
• 12 months of acute care experience.
Requirements:
• Candidates must have a Colorado license or compact license (required for submission).
• This role may require floating to additional units and locations
• Travel only, local not allowed. Candidates must live >75 miles from facility to be submitted.
• COVID vaccination required after submission. Religious and medical declinations accepted.
• Flu vaccination required for submission. Religious and medical declinations accepted.
• Anyone who worked as Staff at a facility in this program in the last 12 months cannot be submitted.
• Anyone currently working at a facility in this program cannot be submitted.
Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.
Additional Details:
3 separate interview times must be provided with each submission.
Required Skills/Experience: Must have completed 50 proctored Exercise Stress Test/Nuclear Imaging Stress Tests by the cardiologists. Must have 10 hours of physician-led didactic time. The role requires knowledge of appropriate indications for exercise testing and alternative pharmacological cardiovascular tests. The role requires knowledge of contraindications, risks, and risk assessment of testing. The role requires knowledge to recognize and properly treat complications of exercise testing. The role requires knowledge of basic cardiovascular and exercise physiology, including hemodynamic response to exercise. The role requires the ability to recognize cardiac arrhythmias and treat them if serious or life-threatening. The role requires knowledge of cardiac drugs and how they can affect exercise performance, hemodynamics, and ECG. The role requires knowledge of the effects of age and disease on hemodynamics and ECG responses to exercise testing. Must have knowledge regarding proper lead placement and skin preparation. The role requires knowledge of endpoints of exercise testing and indications to terminate exercise testing. The role requires knowledge of ECG and ECG changes resulting from exercise, hyperventilation, ischemia, hypertrophy, conduction disorders, electrolyte disturbances, and drugs. The role requires knowledge of conditions and circumstances that can cause false-positive, indeterminate, or false-negative test results. The role requires knowledge of the concept of Metabolic Equivalent and the estimation of exercise intensity in different modes of exercise.
Preferred Skills/Experience: IV conscious sedation preferred.
Required Credentials: Must have completed a 12-lead ECG course.
Unit Details: The Cardiology RN is responsible for explaining the procedure and exercise protocol to patients, determining whether the ordered protocol is appropriate based on observed and provided physical and medical information, explaining potential adverse effects, and overseeing all practical aspects of the procedure. The role includes performing and supervising Exercise Tests, including Exercise Stress Tests and Nuclear Imaging Stress Tests.
Shift & Scheduling: Monday-Thursday. On-call required.
7 days maximum time off
1 Charge/Lead/Supervisor reference required from within the last 2 years
Driver’s license required for submission
Certifications:
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)
• BLS (Basic Life Support)
Skills Checklist: Yes
References: Yes
License Type: registered
License State: CO
Certifications: Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Basic Life Support
Job Details
Job Type: Travel
Nurse/Patient: – –
Shift Type: Day
Contract Date:
Expected Length: 13 weeks
Hours per Shift: 10
Shifts per Week: 4
Worksite address
montrose, CO, 81401, US
Who can apply
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