Temp - Registered Nurse (RN)

Description: This•Claremont, NH

16h•Onsite

About The Position

This is a need for Medical/Surgical (MS), Telemetry (TELE), and Progressive Care Unit (PCU) specialties. Travelers assigned to this need must be comfortable working in all three specialties. Travelers should not be seeking concurrent permanent placement or travel assignments. Additionally, candidates requesting schedule accommodations such as block scheduling will not be considered. Agency partners must include their New Hampshire Temporary Health Care Service Agency License/Registration Certificate with all nursing submissions, as it is required by the state of NH. Experience in the Medical/Surgical setting with cardiac monitoring is required. Rural experience in a small unit/facility is preferred. The nurse must be able to work independently and 'hit the ground running.' The client will not consider candidates residing within 50 miles of the facility. The dress code is personal scrubs of any color. The patient population ranges from newborn to geriatric. The RN to patient ratio is typically 5:1, depending on acuity, with higher acuity PCU patients being 3:1 or 4:1. This applies to both day and night shifts. Requested time off during the assignment must be noted and verified at upload; requests after upload will not be approved. For a 13-week assignment, 5 days or less of requested time off will be approved. Travelers may not take all holidays off and must work two blocks if scheduled/needed: Thanksgiving Day/Friday after and the weekend after, Christmas Eve through Christmas Day and the weekend after, and New Year Eve through New Year Day and the weekend after. No non-billable orientation is offered. Holiday multipliers are 1.25%. Call and call-back are not applicable. A 48-hour guarantee is not available for this need.

Requirements

3+ years of experience in PCU, Med/Surg, and Telemetry.
Telemetry experience.
Basic dysrhythmia test completion.
New Hampshire RN license or Compact license.
Active American Heart Association BLS certification.
Active American Heart Association ACLS certification.
Work History Skills Checklist for Medical Surgical (pertinent to position), current to 1 year.
Work History Skills Checklist for Telemetry (pertinent to position), current to 1 year.
Work History Skills Checklist for Progressive Care Unit (pertinent to position), current to 1 year.
1 Supervisory Signed Reference (from within the past two years of employment).
Must have their own vehicle for this assignment.
Permanent address must be included in the profile.
Any/All requested time off (RTO) must be included in the profile.
All scheduling requests must be made at the time of submission.
Candidates residing within 50 miles of the facility will not be considered.

Nice To Haves

Comfortable with MS, TELE, and PCU specialties.
Rural/small facility experience.
Previous travel experience.

Responsibilities

Work in Medical/Surgical (MS), Telemetry (TELE), and Progressive Care Unit (PCU) settings.
Provide care for patients ranging from newborn to geriatric.
Manage a patient load of 5:1, potentially 3:1 or 4:1 for higher acuity PCU patients.
Work independently and adapt quickly to the environment.
Adhere to the dress code of personal scrubs of any color.
Work specific holiday blocks if scheduled/needed: Thanksgiving Day/Friday after and the weekend after, Christmas Eve through Christmas Day and the weekend after, New Year Eve through New Year Day and the weekend after.