Travel Nurse (RN) - Medical Surgical / Telemetry Unit

Required Skills/Experience:

• Required skills include PIV starts, blood administration, tracheostomy care, NGT placement/management, Foley catheter placement/management, TPN/tube feedings, central line management, drains/tubes, and wound care.
• Comfort with drip management is required for heparin, IVF, antibiotics, and bicarbonate drips.

Special Requests:

• Permanent staff must wait 2 years before returning as a traveler.
• RTO requests of up to 7 days may be approved; requests for more than 7 days require manager approval.
• The traveler must extend to accommodate a full 13-week contract.
• Holiday requests require approval from the nurse manager.

Unit Details:

• Patient population includes patients status post various surgical procedures and those with CHF, COPD, respiratory illnesses, GI disorders and infections, IVDA and ETOH withdrawal on CIWA, uncontrolled diabetes, CVA/TIA, cellulitis, UTI, renal failure, and orthopedic postoperative cases.
• The charge RN takes 5 patients while the other RNs take 6 patients each.
• CNA assignments are 1:8-9.
• Support includes 24/7 phlebotomy, respiratory therapy, and hospitalist coverage, as well as case management, a wound/ostomy team for recommendations and treatment plans, and remote monitoring/tele tech.
• Equipment includes Alaris and Omnicell.

Shift & Scheduling:

• Variable shifts are required; the traveler must be comfortable working days/nights as needed.
• The traveler will not be required to flip from days to nights or vice versa when working consecutive shifts within 1 week.
• Schedule cycle: 4 weeks.
• Weekend rotation: every other weekend or 50% of weekends.
• No call.

Floating Requirements:

• May float anywhere throughout the facility, within and below scope of practice, to care for Med/Surg patients.

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