Travel Nurse (RN) - Medical Surgical Unit

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

References: At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job you're applying to.

Required Skills/Experience:

• Prior experience working on a dedicated neuro unit.
• Must have heparin gtt experience.

Special Requests:

• Block scheduling if possible with staffing.

Unit Details:

• Neuro Med-Surg acute unit caring for stroke, spine surgery, seizure, brain tumor, head injury, neuroscience, and some medical overflow patients.
• RNs are required to titrate drips, including heparin titrated based on PTT.
• Charge nurse and house supervisor available 24/7; charge nurses do not take an assignment unless the unit is short and nurses would be above ratios.
• Unit has nurse aides/patient care techs: days 1:9-10, evenings 1:9-10, nights 1:10-12.
• High flow for stable COVID patients only (very rare).
• House-wide telemetry; nurses do not read their own strips. Phillips monitors.

Shift & Scheduling:

• Every other weekend.
• Every other holiday.
• No call.

Floating Requirements:

• Float in rotation with the rest of staff. General unit travelers float to general unit floors and take a full team. If floated outside of a general unit for urgent need, assignments are limited to skills the clinician is competent to perform and paired with a nurse trained for that unit.