Travel Nurse (LVN / LPN) - Medical Surgical - Orthopedic 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:

No block scheduling.

Required Skills/Experience: IV experience required. Travelers need to have ortho trauma experience.

Preferred Skills/Experience: Level I Trauma Center experience is preferred, but several years of Level II Trauma center experience is acceptable.

Procedures/Diagnostics/Treatments Performed on Unit: The most common diagnosis on the unit: Hips, knees, trauma, TBI’s, Lami’s, skin grafts, new quads, new paras.

Unit/Facility Details: 36 bed adult surgical unit that cares for primarily orthopedic and trauma patients as well as other specialties such as plastics, general surgery. Also serving as the surgical COVID unit. A very busy unit where mobilizing and rehabilitating patients is the main goal. We also have two negative pressure rooms that can accommodate patients who are being ruled out for tuberculosis or who have a diagnosis of active tuberculosis or shingles. In addition, we are the medicine overflow unit for patients with Cystic Fibrosis, so our population can be varied.