Medical Surgical / Telemetry Unit - Registered Nurse

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Shift: 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM

Experience:

• 12 months of role experience is required.

• 24 months of Medical Surgical / Telemetry Unit experience is required.

• 3 months of experience with Epic is required.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have a Maine license or compact license in hand at the time of application.

• This role may require floating to additional units and locations

• Candidates must live at least 90 miles away from this facility in order to be considered a traveler when applying for this role.

• COVID vaccination required for onboarding. Religious and medical declinations accepted.

• Flu vaccination required for onboarding. Medical declinations accepted.

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:

Maine Medical Center requires all candidates to have at least 1 year of Facility Trauma Level 1 experience to be considered.

Must be able to read Tele strips and have strong Surgical experience

R1 is the step-down unit for open heart surgery, and the primary receiving unit for thoracic surgery. Overflow of other M/S patients as needed. Strong telemetry skills required.

• Weekly Guaranteed Hours: 36

• Weekend Hours: 36 (unless otherwise noted): Every to every other weekend

• Float Requirements: First to float, will float to other med/surg units as needed.

• Preferred Skillset:

1) Experience: cardiac surgery (CABG/valve replacement/post aortic dissection repair), thoracic surgery (VATS, wedge resection, lobectomy), comfort with chest tubes, temporary epicardial pacemakers. Post-TAVR patient.

2) Medical treatment Cardiology: Heart Failure, Pulmonary Hypertension. Familiar with Amio, insulin, dobutamine, nitro, milrinone, diltiazem

3) Surgical/trauma/tele

1 reference from last 24 months (Manager/Supervisor reference type)1 reference from last 24 months (Charge/Lead reference type)

Proof of driver’s license required to apply

Certifications:

• BLS (Basic Life Support)

• Skills Checklist: Yes
• References: Yes
• License Type: registered
• License State: ME
• Certifications: Basic Life Support

Job Details

• Job Type: Travel
• Nurse/Patient: 1/5
• Shift Type: Night
• Contract Date: 2024-02-02
• Expected Length: 13 weeks
• Hours per Shift: 12
• Shifts per Week: 3