Travel RN - Med/Surg - Cardiology
american travelerPortland, ME
$2,406.00/week
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american travelerPortland, MESenior L5
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Travel RN - Med/Surg - Cardiology American Traveler Portland, Oregon, United States
Assignment type: travel
Shift: DaysLength (weeks): 13$2,406.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)
Description:
American Traveler is hiring a Cardiac Stress Testing RN for a day-shift role in a Cardiology/Stress Test department requiring EKG and stress test technique experience. Details Work in the Cardiac Stress Testing department within Echo/EKG/Nuclear Medicine services at a short-term acute care teaching hospital Facilitate stress tests alongside Echo and Nuclear Medicine technologists and other stress test RNs1:1 patient ratio Day shift schedule, 5x8 hours, 7:00 AM-3:00 PMOn-call required on Saturdays in Nuclear Medicine from 0700-1430 Weekend coverage required on Saturdays Floating to other units and sister facilities based on skill set may be required Uses Epic for charting Uses GE stress testing equipment
Requirements:
- Active RN license, Compact license must be in hand at time of submissionBLS and ACLS certification required
- At least 1 year of relevant experience required
- Epic charting experience required
- Proficiency in stress test techniques including treadmill, bicycle, arm, and leg ergometry protocols
- Knowledge of treadmill protocols (Balke, Bruce, Modified Bruce, Costill, Ellestad, Naughton)
- Skilled in obtaining 12-lead EKG/ECG and performing Exercise Stress Tests and Stress Echo
- Experience administering pharmacologic agents such as Dobutamine and emergency medications
- Peripheral IV insertion skills required
- Experience activating emergency services and rapid response/code teams
- Previous charge experience preferredCCU and ICU work setting experience preferred
Additional Information:
- Facilitate cardiac stress testing procedures and monitor patients throughout testing
- Work closely with Echo and Nuclear Medicine technologists as part of a collaborative care team
- Must have a personal vehicle for this assignment
- First-time travelers are welcome to apply
- Candidates must be willing to commit to working 3 of the 5 major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day)
- All RTO and scheduling requests must be submitted upfront; minimal RTO is preferred to avoid delays
- Local candidates accepted at a lower bill rate
- Candidates must live outside a 50-mile radius of the facility for standard travel rate eligibility
- Former permanent staff may return as travelers after a 3-month waiting period, provided they reside more than 50 miles from the facility
- Two supervisory references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years are required
- No fee for parking
- Scrubs provided for OR/Cath Lab positions
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Level
Senior L5
Salary
$2,406.00/week
Location
Portland, ME
Occupation
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Industry
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
Posted
12 days ago