LTC Travel Nursing

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Has anyone done this type of assignment? I want to go back to Southwest FL. Who did you sign on with and why?

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The only LTAC I know of is in Sarasota.... I work there and no travelers are currently being used... that said. 18 week contract pool rates are $36.00/hour days, regular pool $32/hour and FTE s (1st day benefits) $27-30/ hour days... pt ratios ..days 3 or 4-1 (goal) and 4-5 on nights (goal) new manager and DON are filling gaps with local agency ($34) sooo not so bad....:D

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The only LTAC I know of is in Sarasota.... I work there and no travelers are currently being used... that said. 18 week contract pool rates are $36.00/hour days, regular pool $32/hour and FTE s (1st day benefits) $27-30/ hour days... pt ratios ..days 3 or 4-1 (goal) and 4-5 on nights (goal) new manager and DON are filling gaps with local agency ($34) sooo not so bad....:D

Pt ratios 3or4 to 1 !!! Long Term Care ?? That's pretty unheard of. Really?? Sign me up!! Wow....guess I better do research and find this company. Thank you!

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Yes. However, ACLS is required and many of your patients are acutely ill. Long term acute care hospital.... vents, telemetry. Most of our patients are resp fail s/p something,,,cabg, abdominal surgery etc etc......... and complicated wounds........

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Also FYI it is HealthSouth RIDGELAKE LTAC Hospital near I-75 and Bee Ridge Lake Sarasota area if you are looking for rentals... range 750 -800 for 2/1 duplex and 1000 and up for 3/2....good luck and welcome to paradise

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The Hospital is Healthsouth RIdgelake Long Term Acute Care... Rents for housing in Lake Sarasota (Moments away) are 750 - 800 for 2/1 duplexes and 1000 and up for 3/2. Some nurses commute from North Port, Venice and Bradenton b/c the hospital is just off 1-75...Welcome to Paradise!!

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didnt mean to repeat myself...first post took a long time. Idid not think it went through ....anyway :twocents:

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Have done vents though it has been awhile and in the LTC facility where I did this there was no Respiratory staff present if anything went wrong....had a vent malfunction in the middle of the night!

But....most LTC nurses are not ACLS because we are not attatched to hospitals and I am not.....you are right about Paradise though and I want to be able to enjoy it some (and soon) Thank you for your response. Much appreciated!

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We have full time respiratory therapists 24/7 for vents and treatments...ACLS is required for Ridgelake...and sometimes we have pts on labetolol, diprivan and frequently cardizem.... we send out to SMH for cat scans and some procedures....

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