Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg - $1,920 per week at Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center summary:
A Travel Nurse RN specializing in Med-Surg provides critical care for patients with various cardiac and medical conditions. This role involves monitoring telemetry, managing acute patient needs, and performing special procedures while ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations. The position requires extensive experience in acute care, specific certifications, and a commitment to delivering high standards of patient care during assignments.
Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg - $1,920 per week at Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center summary:
A Travel Nurse RN specializing in Med-Surg provides critical care for patients with various cardiac and medical conditions. They are responsible for monitoring telemetry, performing special procedures, and managing acute patient needs while ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations. The role requires robust experience in acute care settings and specific certifications to ensure high standards of patient care during assignments.
Certification Details
- BLS - Basic Life Support
- ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- NIH Stroke Scale
Job Details
- MedTele, Post Cath, Cardiac drips
- Patient Diagnoses: Chest pain, CAD, DM, PVD, COPD exac, COVID+, TIA, stroke, Htn, Afib, Aflutter, Bradycardia, Tachycardia, rhythm management with cardiac drips not titrated for blood pressure, wound infection, cellulitis, GI bleed
- Special Procedures/Unit Details: Pre & post angiogram/angioplasty- no sheath pulls, PPM/AICD, LINQ recorder, general surgical procedures, EGD, colonoscopy, cholecystectomy, appendectomy, wound debridement, Chest tube, central line catheter insertions, thoracentesis, paracentesis
- Special Equipment: Telemetry monitoring, chest tubes, wound vacs
Job Requirements
- BLS
- Telemetry experience
- Ability to interpret and manage dysrhythmias
- 2 years of acute care experience
Schedule Information
- Contract Length: 13 weeks
- Backfill: H. LeBlanc (Backfill - 13 weeks - 2/17/25 start)
Additional Details
- Current/valid Drivers License/State ID or government photo ID required. Copy must be in color, no black and white copies of document.
- AHA only. RQI is accepted. Must check Unit Description to determine certifications required. If the UD is blank, please reach out to Program Management team to confirm certifications required. Required for the following specialties: Nursing: Cath Lab, CCU, CVICU, Dialysis, Endoscopy/ GI, ER, ICU, MICU, Neuro ICU, Outpatient Surgery, PACU, Pre-Op, SICU, Transplant
- If certification expires within 30 days of start, renewal must be completed prior to start date.
Keywords:
Travel Nurse, Med Surg, Telemetry Nurse, ACLS, BLS, Acute Care, Cardiac Care, Healthcare Staffing, Nursing Specialties, Patient Care
Keywords:
Travel Nurse, Med Surg, Telemetry Nurse, ACLS, BLS, Acute Care, Cardiac Care, Healthcare Staffing, Nursing Specialties, Patient Care