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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.
Experience:
• 2 years of experience with 3 months within the last 12 months.
• 12 months of Medical Surgical Unit experience with 12 months within the last 36 months (3 years).
• Travel experience is required.
• Experience with Epic is preferred.
• Trauma Level 1 experience is required.
Requirements:
• Candidates must have a Illinois license (required for submission).
• This role may require floating to additional units and locations
• Local & travel allowed. Candidates living • 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:
References: At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job you’re applying to.
Required Skills/Experience: Prior experience working on a dedicated neuro unit. Heparin drip experience required.
Unit Details: Neuro Med-Surg acute unit caring for stroke, spine surgery, seizure, brain tumor, head injury, neuroscience, and some medical overflow patients. Nurse-to-patient ratios: days 1:4-5, nights 1:5-6. Titrates heparin drips based on PTT. Charge nurse and house supervisor available 24/7; charge nurse typically does not take an assignment unless short staffed. Patient care tech support available: days/evenings 1:9-10, nights 1:10-12. High-flow oxygen for stable COVID patients only; COVID patients are rare on this unit. House-wide telemetry; nurses do not read their own strips. Uses Philips monitors.
Special Requests: Block scheduling may be possible with staffing.
Shift & Scheduling: Every other weekend; Saturday and Sunday are considered the weekend on both shifts. Every other holiday. No call.
Floating Requirements: Float in rotation with the rest of staff. General unit travelers float to general unit floors and take a full team. If floated outside of a general unit, assignments are limited to skills the clinician is competent to perform and are paired with a nurse trained for that unit.
14 days maximum time off
2 Charge/Lead/Supervisor references required from within the last 12 months
Driver’s license required for submission
Certifications:
• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale)
• BLS (Basic Life Support)
Skills Checklist: Yes
References: Yes
License Type: registered
License State: IL
Certifications: Basic Life Support, NIH Stroke Scale
Job Details
Job Type: Travel
Nurse/Patient: 1/5-6
Shift Type: Night
Contract Date:
Expected Length: 13 weeks
Hours per Shift: 12
Shifts per Week: 3
Who can apply
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