Temp - Registered Nurse (RN)

Description:

PLEASE DO NOT UPLOAD A TRAVELER TO THIS ASSIGNMENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANOTHER PERM PLACEMENT OR TRAVEL ASSIGNMENT. PLEASE DO NOT UPLOAD A TRAVELER TO ANY NEED ON MY DESK WHO IS GOING TO REQUEST SCHEDULE ACCOMMODATIONS (Block scheduling, etc). Thank you!

• May be asked to work as a backup Charge Nurse
• Coordinates total nursing care for patients
• Participates in patient and family teaching
• Provides leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary nursing and other patient team personnel in maintaining standards for professional nursing practice in the clinical setting

EMR: Cerner
Nurse to patient ratio: 1 to 4/5
Average daily patient census: 22

Requested time off during the course of this assignment MUST be noted and verified at upload. RTO REQUESTS AFTER UPLOAD WILL NOT BE APPROVED!! NO MORE THAN 5 DAYS OF RTO WILL BE ACCEPTED (less is better).

Travelers may not take all holidays off. MUST work TWO blocks (if scheduled/needed):

Thanksgiving Day/Friday after and weekend after
Christmas Eve through Christmas Day and weekend after
New Year Eve through New Year Day and weekend after

Local Travelers - Those who reside within 50 miles of the facility are not eligible for this need.

This is a small community without public transport. Traveler candidate must have their own vehicle. This is a firm requirement.

8hrs non-billable orientation
Call-back, Holiday and OT multipliers: 1.25%
Call: ***/hour
Charge: ***/hr


RequirementDescription: NOTE, THIS IS A MED SURG POSITION! Traveler must be willing to float to any unit within their scope of practice
BLOCK SCHEDULING WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS NEED
48hr guarantee is not available for this need

CALL IS REQUIRED FOR THIS NEED. DO NOT UPLOAD A TRAVELER WHO WILL NOT TAKE CALL.

• 2 years recent Med Surg & Rehab experience - [Required]
• May float between Acute Rehab and Med Surg and to any unit within scope of practice
• CHARGE RN EXPERIENCE [REQUIRED] - Not negotiable!
• Previous Travel (at least 3 months) - [Required]
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing / BSN [preferred]
• This is a small community without public transport. Traveler candidate must have their own vehicle. This is a firm requirement.
  
• Perm address must be included in traveler profile
• Any/All RTO must be included in profile. ALL
  SCHEDULING REQUESTS MUST BE MADE AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION. Facility will NOT approve scheduling
  requests at/after time of offer. Please obtain this
  information prior to submittal. Requests
  after offer may lead to rescinded offer

Profile Requirements:

• Cover page (if available/not required)
• Skills Checklist Medical Surgical (pertinent to position), current to 1 year [REQUIRED]
  [DOCUMENT]
• At least 1 Supervisory-Signed Reference from within the past two years of employment [REQUIRED]
  [DOCUMENT]
• Vermont RN License or
  Compact - Must be uploaded with profile [REQUIRED] [DOCUMENT]
• Active American Heart
  Association BLS - [REQUIRED] [DOCUMENT]
• Active American Heart
  Association ACLS - [REQUIRED] [DOCUMENT]

NOTE MT ASCUTNEY 3 STRIKE RULE FOR CALL OFFS (enforced immediately):

• After 3 call offs, a traveler's contract will be eligible for termination due to lack of attendance at Mt Ascutney Hospital and Health Center's discretion
• Each call off must be communicated to the unit supervisor at least 1.5 hours in advance