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:

Previous Employment Requirements: Any Perm or PRN employee of Memorial must be away for 12 months before applying as a traveler

Required Skills/Experience:

• Must be willing to take trach and laryngectomy patients - experience not required but must be willing to learn and take these patients.

• IV therapy/Phlebotomy, Blood Product Administration, PICC line management, Starting and maintaining IVs, Gastrointestinal, Colostomy care, Feeding tube care and management, Genitourinary/Renal, Continuous Bladder Irrigation (CBI), Medications, PCA, Plastics, Surgical drains, Respiratory, Tracheostomy care/management, Professional Knowledge and Skills, Wound Care/Wound Vac, Additional Skills, SCREEN if missing required skills

Required Credentials:

• Valid/current US Driver’s license or US ID card

• References must cover at least 1 full year of relevant experience in specialty within the past 3 years.

Procedures/Diagnostics/Treatments Performed on Unit: Dressing changes; Drain removals; flush drains; sutures and staple removal; Nasogastric tube insertion; Central Line dressing; Intravenous Insertions: Suctiong of Tracheostomy and Laryngectomy patients; Ostomy applications; Indwelling urinary catheter insertion; Changing Suprapubic Catheters; Continuous Bladder Irrigation; Blood Transfusion

Types of Patients on Unit:  Adolescents, Adults, Geriatrics

Equipment Used on Unit: Continuous pulse ox; Feeding Tube pumps; intravenous infusion pumps; walkers; hospital beds; Sequential Compression Devices; End tidal CO2 monitoring; Optiflow for airway humdifications; Wound Vacs; Patient Controlled Analgesics; Suction Devices; Bladder Scanner; Heating pads; Sit to Stand; Total Lift Devices; Gait Belts; Wheelchairs.

Unit/Facility Details:

• Number of Beds: 24; Total Staffed Beds: 562 beds

• Parking Cost: parking permit required, no cost. Will fill out form during orientation.

Special Requests: No Block Schedule

Shift & Scheduling:

• Shift: 3x12 or 4x12

• Weekend Requirement: Will work every other weekend. If requested time off falls on weekend traveler would be scheduled per rotation, traveler will be scheduled additional weekend to make up for time away.

Floating Requirements: Floating is 100% required of all travelers - Candidates will float within hospital or to an affiliate hospital/s near by