Travel Nurse RN - Cardiac Stepdown
Petoskey, MI
Tact Staff
3x12 hrs

The Cardiovascular Registered Nurse uses clinical judgment skills to diagnose and treat patient responses to actual or potential health conditions. The RN is a critical member of the Cardiovascular Unit (CVU) which cares for over 4000 cardiology patients annually; procedures including PTCA, stents, TAVR, MitraClip and bi-ventricular pacemakers. Approximately 300 open heart surgery patients (18-24 hours post-op) are discharged from this unit. The CVU also specializes in the care of patients with congestive heart failure and electrophysiology studies. Our NISUS research department manages many national clinical trials using CVU.The CVU has been awarded a Silver level Beacon Award in 2014 and was redesigned in 2017 by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN). This accomplishment represents one of many significant milestones on CVU's journey to optimal outcomes and exceptional patient care that could not be achieved without our exceptional RNs. McLaren Northern Michigan was also named a Top 50 Heart Hospital in the U.S. The leadership, medical staff, and colleagues together as a team demonstrate top performance in care, efficiency, and community value.

Submission Requirements

1+ year of experience - RequiredMust have experience taking care of Post Op Cath Patient / Open Heart Patients - RequiredTravel - Required  EKG comfortability - Required Must be willing to float to similar units - Required Health system-wide profile standardsReferences NOT required.A skills checklist completed within one year of application for RN specialties is required.  All other professions outside of Nursing are not required but preferred.Michigan license verification is required for nurses. Please provide LARA and Nursys; if there is a license hit, it would be in the traveler’s best interest to provide a write-up of what happened for the manager's review.Physical copies of certifications are only required in the profile if listed above.Full-time employees of McLaren are not eligible for contract hire within six months of employment.

Certification Requirements

ACLS (AHA)
BLS (AHA)

State License Requirements

Michigan

Additional License Requirements

Active at the time of submission

About the Facility

McLaren Northern Michigan is a 202-bed regional hospital located in Petoskey, Michigan serving residents in 22 counties across northern Lower Michigan and the eastern part of the Upper Peninsula. More than 230 physicians represent nearly all medical and surgical specialties, enabling full-service care with an emphasis on cardiology, cancer, orthopedics, and neurosciences.McLaren Northern Michigan has a network of primary care providers and specialty care clinics throughout the region, and an outpatient surgery center in Cheboygan. It has achieved Magnet® status for nursing excellence, been named a Top 50 heart hospital in the U.S. by IBM/Watson Health, and received the highest national ratings from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for quality and safety.Further McLaren Specifics:

Nonbillable Hours: 12 hours of initial hours
on bill rates over $40/hr
OT/Holiday/Call back Markups: 1.1x Regular
rates
Extension Discount: $1/hr on the initial
extension. 
McLaren's local traveler policy is to reduce
the travel rate by 10%.  Anyone with a permanent address within a 35
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