Med Surg

Opportunity:

RN - Med Surg

Job Details:

• Minimum 2 years of experience required; first-time travelers not accepted
• Charge nurse experience preferred
• Travel experience required
• Work on a 42-bed unit with mostly post-surgical patients including orthopedic, spine, urology, colorectal, bariatric, neurosurgery, and general surgery patients
• Patient population includes adults and geriatrics
• Patient ratio of 1:6 on days, nights, and weekends
• Perform vital sign checks and blood glucose checks independently
• Required certifications: BLS
• Required charting system experience: Epic; also uses Pyxis and SBAR
• Scrub color: Navy Blue
• Every other weekend required unless specified otherwise
• Floating within facility and scope of practice as needed
• Maximum 7 days of requested time off per contract; all RTO must be finalized at time of submission
• If one or two major holidays fall during assignment, traveler is expected to work all of them; if three major holidays fall during assignment, traveler is expected to work two
• Major holidays include Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving/Black Friday, Christmas Eve/Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve/New Year's Day
• Skills required include blood product administration, colostomy/ileostomy management, continuous bladder irrigation, feeding tube care, isolation precautions/PPE, peripheral line care, surgical drain management, total joint replacement care, and use of rapid response/code teams
• Interdisciplinary support available including IV teams, physical therapy, respiratory services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, lift teams, rapid response teams, pharmacy, and transportation