Travel Nurse (RN) - 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:

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

Required Skills/Experience: Required IV therapy/Phlebotomy

Skills/Experience: PICC Line Management, Starting IVs.

Preferred Skills/Experience: Telemetry experience preferred.

Previous travel experience is preferred.

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

Background Policy to be noted prior to submission so we can seek approval prior to offer

Procedures/Diagnostics/Treatments Performed on Unit: traction, bedside debridement, complex dressing changes

Types of Patients on Unit: Adults, Geriatrics

Patient Diagnoses: Orthopedic elective surgeries such as total joint replacement hips, knees, shoulders, spine surgeries, trauma patients needing many orthopedic surgical interventions, osteomyelitis and other infections involving skin and bone needing long term IV antibiotics

Equipment Used on Unit: slings, walkers, canes, traction, casts, IV pumps, tube feeding pumps, syringe pumps, hospital beds, PAS boot machines, vital sign monitors, vein finder

Unit/Facility Details: 38 bed unit.

Type of Facility: Acute Care Hospital

First-timers accepted: Yes

Special Requests: Open to accommodating block schedule? No.

Shift & Scheduling: Shift: 4x12 or 3x12

Will work every other weekend

Floating Requirements: Will float to other Med Surg departments as needed