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RN - MS

Cynet Health • Lafayette, Louisiana • $56.19 / hour • 1h ago

RN - MS

Profession: Nursing

Specialty: Medical Surgical

Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: Night

Hours per Shift: 12

Experience: 2 years

License: Compact or state-specific license required

Certifications: ACLS, BLS, CPI, NIHSS

Must-Have:

Previous charge experience
Patient ratio experience: 6
Charting system experience preferred

Description: Ensure traveler is aware of potential assignments to an emergency team. Expectations may include remaining on-site until an event passes or participating in a relief team. Specific details regarding pay for emergency events will be provided during each incident. Acceptance of this contract implies acknowledgment of these expectations. Candidates must be willing to work 2 of 4 designated holiday periods each year. Designated holiday periods include Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's. Though Halloween is not a paid holiday, some units may require coverage. Assignments during holidays will be based on departmental needs and fair staff rotation. Only candidates with 2 years of experience in Medical Surgical specialty will be considered. Typical patient diagnoses include chest pain, congestive artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, arrhythmias, diabetes mellitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation, pneumonia, hypertension, myocardial infarction, renal failure, pulmonary embolism, congestive heart failure, gastrointestinal bleed, and syncope. There is always a potential for medical-surgical overflow cases such as gastrointestinal bleed, sepsis, cerebrovascular accident, or COVID-19 positive cases. Special procedures include pre and post cath lab patients, pacemaker management, ablations, post-operative care for coronary artery bypass grafts, post-operative thoracotomy, and vascular surgeries. Drip titration may include medications such as Cardizem, Amiodarone, Dobutamine, Nitroglycerin, Dopamine, and heparin. Sheath removal is performed at the bedside. Expect to be available for holiday shifts, and note that float assignments may occur to all inpatient units. The facility cannot guarantee specific scheduling requests, including block scheduling. Daily patient census is typically around 24 with a patient to nurse ratio of 5. Adult and geriatric patient age groups are served. Interdisciplinary support includes physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, pharmacy, and transportation. Special equipment utilized includes telemetry monitoring, chest tubes, patient-controlled analgesia, epidurals, and wound vacs. Candidates must not have worked as permanent staff or in-house agency contractors within the previous year. Additional certifications and documentation requirements may apply.

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