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Travel Nurse (RN) - Medical Surgical / Telemetry Unit
$3,291/wk
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Additional Information
References: At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job you're applying to.
Resume: Each employment history entry must include all the following: detailed duties, hospital size, unit size, trauma level (if applicable), patient ratio, teaching facility.
Required Skills/Experience:
Must have skills/experience with IVs, drains, ostomies, wound vacs, NG tubes, Foley catheters, electronic health records, and an intermediate care background.
Special Requests:
Must take a full 6 months off from any Sanford Health or Good Samaritan Society location. Must disclose previous employment on your resume or elsewhere within the submission for a DNU check.
Any employment gaps greater than 30 days must be explained.
Block scheduling is not guaranteed, but every effort is made to provide block schedules when possible, especially for night shifts.
Former Marshfield employees must have an end date at least 6 months before the submission date.
Unit Details:
Common diagnoses and patient types include abdominal surgeries, ear, nose, and throat surgeries, complex wounds, and general medical cases.
Nurse-to-patient ratios are 1:4 on days and 1:6 on nights.
RNs are required to titrate drips. Common titratable or set-rate drips include heparin and, infrequently, insulin, diltiazem, amiodarone, and nitro.
Telemetry technicians monitor rhythms and notify nurses of concerns; RNs are not required to read telemetry strips. Technicians record patient rhythms in the EHR, and an on-unit monitor allows RNs to view their patients' rhythms.
Equipment includes CPAP, BiPAP, and Vapotherm; the unit occasionally cares for patients with tracheostomies and does not use ventilators.
Shift & Scheduling:
Every other weekend and every other holiday.
No call.
Floating Requirements:
Float on a rotation to other medical-surgical units when the unit is overstaffed.
Details:
• AUTO OFFER - NO INTERVIEW: This is an auto-offer position. You will likely not interview with the facility prior to receiving an offer. However, an interview can be arranged upon request. All time off requests must be submitted at application. Scheduling requests must be worked out with the manager directly upon starting the assignment. Any offers for this job will require a clear "Yes" or "No" response from the nurse within 24hrs or the offer must be declined.
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.
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