Travel Nurse (RN) - Medical Surgical / Telemetry 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:

Required Skills/Experience: Skills: IV therapy/Phlebotomy Accessing Ports Blood Product Administration Central line care/management Peripheral Line Care/Management PICC line management Starting and maintaining IVs Respiratory External CPAP/BIPAP Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs) Nasal Cannula Non-invasive airway management Oxygen administration Oxygen tanks Gastrointestinal Feeding tube care and management Medications Heparin Protocols Manage Cardiac drips- no titration PCA Titrate Cardiac drips Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response Interpretation of dysrhythmias Management of dysrhythmias Telemetry- remote monitoring Use of Rapid Response/Code teams Professional Topics and Skills Isolation Precautions Wound Care/Wound Vac Endocrine/Metabolic IV insulin protocols Work Settings MS/Tele Orthopedics Peripheral nerve block catheters Total Joint Replacements Cardiovascular Post Cardiac Angiogram Pre/Post Cardiac Cath TR Band Genitourinary/Renal Pre/Post Hemodialysis Management Renal failure Neurological/Psychiatric Pre/Post neurosurgery Plastics Skin grafts Surgical drains Additional Skills Bed Side Shift Reporting.

Preferred Skills/Experience: Skills: High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)* Titrate Vasoactive drips* Titration of Insulin drips*

Required Credentials: BSSR Attestation. Proof of ID: Current Driver's License or Government issued photo ID required.

Procedures/Diagnostics/Treatments Performed on Unit: Ortho: Total Joint Replacement/Fracture Repair Urology, GYN, Oncology, Vascular Surgery, Wound Healing, Medical Flex. Bed Side Shift Reporting (BSSR), utilization of AIDET, and hourly rounding are required for this unit and all RN units. Communication with AIDET, great customer service and phone etiquette is an expectation. Also care for medical flex populations that can be cared for on any adult inpatient unit.

Types of Patients on Unit: Adults, Geriatrics.

Equipment Used on Unit: Bladder Irrigation, Lift Devices, IV PCA, Epidural Catheters, End Tidal CO2 Monitoring, Pulse Oximetry, Telemetry, wound vacuum.

Unit/Facility Details: No. of beds: 29

Shift & Scheduling: Every other weekend. Every other holiday. No Call.

Floating Requirements: Float required to Adult Med/Surg units. Traveler required to float to help CNA & Tech tasks as needed.