Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry - $3,092 per week at Eastern Maine Medical Center - Bangor, Maine | Job Transparency - Job Transparency | Find Your Dream Job with Full Salary Transparency

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basic EKG certification

About Facility: Bangor, ME
Level 2 Trauma Center
411 Beds
General Information: Beds: (48) on Merritt 3
Minimum Experience: RN: 2 years of Med/Tele experience – no exceptions
CNA: 1 year - if the traveler has not worked in a hospital setting for the last year, please decline – no exceptions
Patient Types: Surgical: Bariatric: Gastric Bypass, Gastric sleeve, Vascular Surgeries: carotid endarterectomies, femoral endarterectomies, amputations, AAA repair, peripheral artery bypass grafts, fem-pop bypass, Urology: TURP, cysto, cystectomy, penectomy, nephrectomy, ureteral stents, General/GI: mastectomy, breast reduction; hemicolectomies, exploratory laps, bowel resection, cholecystectomy, colorectal surgeries; whipples, Ortho: total joint, ORIF, external fixation, Ortho Trauma, ENT: parotidectomy, neck dissection, and thyroidectomy, Plastics: muscle flaps, skin grafts, Neurosurgery: spinal fusions, laminectomies, craniotomies
Medical Overflow: CHF, Pneumonia, COVID, COPD, sepsis, cellulitis, GI Bleed, Chron’s, Vascular Gangrene, ETOH withdrawal, IVDA, etc.
All beds have remote Telemetry monitoring capabilities
Patient Ratios: RN: Day: 1:4-5, Night: 1:5-6, CNA: Day: 1:8-10, Night: 1:10
Support on the Unit: CNA (Ratio: 1:10), Charge nurse: typically free floating, Resource Nurse – Dayshift only, 7 days per week, 12 hr shifts, RT, OT/PT/ST, Hospitalist/Surgeon, PA – assigned specifically to this unit 1900-0700; 7 days per week, Remote monitoring at nurses stations for Tele/SpO2
Technology/Equipment: EMR: Cerner, IV pumps: Alaris, Medication dispensing: Pyxis
Floating: If yes, where? Any other unit to care for patients within or below scope of practice
Orientation: 2 Days of hospital orientation, 1 (12)h shift on unit, HealthStream/iCare modules must be completed prior taking patients

RN: 2 years of Med/Tele experience – no exceptions
CNA: 1 year - if the traveler has not worked in a hospital setting for the last year, please decline – no exceptions
NO more than 6 days RTO (NO HOLIDAYS) is accepted at this time
Please ask all travelers about charge experience and include in the offer info if they have/have not worked in a CRN capacity
Telemetry experience (Cardiac rhythm interpretation) – will not transport patient on Tele but must be able to verify/interpret strips on the unit
General post-surgical experience is a MUST
Vascular surgical patients comprise a large portion of our patient population. This person would need to have the basic knowledge of what to look at and for (assessment-wise) with this type of patient.
Comfortability to discontinue non-tunneled catheters, will wean patients off Epidural pump per order set, PCAs
Heparin Drips, Insulin Drips; NO cardiac drips or cardiac push meds
CNA: 1 year of acute care experience is required and it must be the most recent
Following order sets (post op v/s and frequency)
Glucose checks
Experience with putting patients on continuous pulse ox and telemetry
Familiar with assistive devices (gait belts, walkers, sliding boards, hoyers, TSLO braces/ cervical collars etc)
Ambulation of post op patients
I/O documented in MLs
Sequential/ TEDs
ADLs
Assisting with meals (feeding patients, passing out meal trays)

Weekend rotation: every other; occasionally back-to-back weekends – flexibility is key
On call? No call
Holiday Expectations: no RTO requests at this time
RTO approval: Must be sent to Manager for approval
Shift times: 0700-1900; 1900-0700
Schedule cycle: 4 weeks at a time; will receive 2 weeks in advance

Beds: (48) on Merritt 3
Patient Ratios: RN: Day: 1:4-5, Night: 1:5-6, CNA: Day: 1:8-10, Night: 1:10
Support on the Unit: CNA (Ratio: 1:10), Charge nurse: typically free floating, Resource Nurse – Dayshift only, 7 days per week, 12 hr shifts, RT, OT/PT/ST, Hospitalist/Surgeon, PA – assigned specifically to this unit 1900-0700; 7 days per week, Remote monitoring at nurses stations for Tele/SpO2

2024-25 Flu Documentation
Annual Core Competencies
Candidate Confirmation Form
Clinical References (2)
Confidentiality Agreement
CPR Certification: BLS
Criminal Background Check Report
DHHS Exclusion Search
Drug Screen
Dysrhythmia Exam
Emergency Contact Info Sheet
Employment Authorization
FACIS Level 3
HealthStream & PromisePoint
Hep B Titers / Vaccine / Declination
Job Description – Facility
License/Certification
Medication Exam
MMR Titers or Immunizations
N-95 Mask Fit Test
N95 Respirator Questionnaire
Northern Light MBCC
NURSYS
OIG Search
Photo ID
Physical
PPD
SAM Screen
Sex Offender
Skills Check List
TDAP
Unit Competency
Varicella Titers or Immunization
Vocera and Strongline Device Attestation
Work Health Acknowledgement

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