Tact Staff is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg / Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Ketchikan, Alaska.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Med Surg / Telemetry
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 12/09/2024
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours
- Employment Type: Travel
LONG TERM CARE RN
Start Date: ASAP (4 weeks from offer for compliance requirements)
Shift: 3x12 Days (7am-7:30pm)
Ratios: 8:1 days; 13:1 nights
Years of Experience REQ: Home Health or LTC exp preferred. Travel experience is preferred.
Epic REQ? 1 year of Epic experience is preferred.
First-Timers Accepted: Yes
Weekend REQ: TBD
Certs REQ: BLS
Skills REQ: IV Insertion, PICC Lines
Is on-call REQ? No
Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs? Rarely
Open to accommodating block schedule? TBD
Locals Accepted: No
Pending License Accepted: Yes but w/o an AK license they have to be booked 10-12 weeks out
RTO Restrictions: For the 8 week contract, no RTO allowed
Guaranteed Hours: 36 per week
Top 10 Diagnosis/Procedures: CVA, Dementia, RA, Afib, Hip fx, Parkinsons, BKA, PNA, COPD, BKA, Hunntington's dx
Common Equipment: Hoyer lift, SARA lift, tube feeding pump, IV pump
Additional Details: This is an LTC unit; however, since it is the only LTC/Nursing Home in the PeaceHealth system, it functions more like an LTAC or step-down unit to MedSurg. We do not take trach patients, acute rehab, TPN, Bi-PAP, etc. We use a Pyxis medication system to load our Work Stations on Wheels. We DO NOT USE MedPacks which is what a lot of the LTC's down south utilize, our Medpass process is a hybrid between a LTC /MedSurg process. Epic was designed as an acute care EMR and has been modified to accommodate LTC; however, the modifications make the charting labor-intensive.
FACILITY INFORMATION Type of Facility: Critical Access
Magnet / Teaching / Level Trauma (if applicable): Nonprofit, Level IV Trauma Center
Total Staffed Beds: 54
Scrub Color: Provided for LTC
Charting: Epic
Parking Cost: Free
Tact Medical Staffing Job ID . Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical/Tele
About Tact Staff
Our nurses choose Tact assignments because it provides the opportunity to take on new challenges in their careers while they travel across the United States and gain enriching experiences on a professional and personal level.
Our dedicated team of staffing consultants will work with you and be your advocate as you choose to embark on new assignments. Our team is committed to providing our nurses and allied professionals with the most rewarding healthcare assignments and choices at primer healthcare institutions nationwide. Let us handle the details; you choose the job and location that are right for you.
Be Adventurous, Make a Difference, Travel with Tact.
Be Adventurous - Becoming a travel nurse or allied professional is not only a professional adventure, but a personal adventure as well. It is an opportunity to challenge yourself, to explore a new place, and try amazing food
Make a Difference - Nurses and allied professionals make such a huge difference in so many lives. The care and compassion you show to your patients, does not go unnoticed. We know how important your jobs is, which is why we take our job as recruiters so seriously. Being able to place nurses and allied professionals in hospitals, where you are doing something as crucial as saving lives, is something we feel thankful to be able to do.
Travel with Tact - From the moment we receive your resume we begin trying to build a relationship with you. We know the importance of becoming your friend, before becoming your recruiter. Building friendly, yet professional relationships allows us to discover what you truly want and don't want in a travel assignment.
