Please ensure traveler is aware of the following: Upon accepting an assignment and starting your role, your unit manager may assign you to an "Emergency Team" where there will be an expectation to stay at the facility until after the event passes or be part of the relief team. Specific details pertaining to pay will be relayed on each emergency event, as impacts vary. By signing your travel contract to take a position with Ochsner Health, you accept the above and will report as assigned by your immediate unit manager if an emergency event were to occur.
You should not apply for a role at Ochsner Health if you are not comfortable with the above. --------------------------------------------------------------- Holiday Availability: Candidates must be willing to work 2 of 4 designated holiday periods annually: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's. Although Halloween is not a paid holiday, some units may require traveler coverage. Holiday assignments are based on departmental needs and fair staff rotation.
MedTele, Post Cath, Cardiac drips Patient Diagnoses: Chest pain, CAD, DM, PVD, COPD exac, COVID+, TIA, stroke, Htn, Afib, Aflutter, Bradycardia, Tachycardia, rhythm management with cardiac drips not titrated for blood pressure, wound infection, cellulitis, GI bleed Special Procedures/Unit Details: Pre & post angiogram/angioplasty- no sheath pulls, PPM/AICD, LINQ recorder, general surgical procedures, EGD, colonoscopy, cholecystectomy, appendectomy, wound debridement, Chest tube, central line catheter insertions, thoracentesis, paracentesis Special Equipment: Telemetry monitoring, chest tubes, wound vacs
BLS Telemetry experience Ability to interpret and manage dysrhythmias 2 years of acute care experience Unit accepts first time travelers Preferred: ACLS, NIH