Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical

Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry

RTO after booking is not allowed and is not allowed to be worked out onsite. Any call offs or additional RTO on unit, could possibly turn into a cancel and DNR. Required skills/certs/exp: Minimum years of experience: 2. Traveler experience: Accepts 1st time travelers. Locals accepted / rate difference: Yes. Skills: MED/Surg, Telemetry-remote monitoring, Use of Rapid Response Team, Interpretation of dysrhythmias, IV insulin protocols, Colostomy Care, Feeding tube care & management, Pre/Post Hemodialysis Management, Blood Product Administration, Central line blood draw, Peripheral Line Care/Management, Phlebotomy, PICC line management, Starting IVs, Heparin, PCA, Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleuravac, CPAP/BiPAP, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Nasal Cannula, Non-invasive airway management, Oral Suctioning, Oxygen face masks, Portable Oxygen tank, Isolation Precautions, Wound Care/Wound Vac. Certs: BCLS. Preferred skills/certs/exp: MS/Tele, Telemetry, Management of dysrhythmias, Telemetry - on the unit monitoring, Accessing Ports, Insulin, CVA, Surgical drains, Interpretation of ABGs, Trachesotomy Management, EPIC. Job details: Target ratios: 1:5-6. Shift: 12 hr NIGHTS; 36 or 48 hours accepted. 13-26 weeks. Contract staff will be assigned and expected to work a Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team. Contract staff may be required to report to work during a catastrophic event, mass casualty or disaster. Consolidation to the centralized office mid contract may occur and the contract staff may be preassigned to units as needed. RTO: 7 days MAX; Floating requirement: Floating required. Weekend requirement: 12-16 per contract. Patient diagnoses: Dementia, diabetes, COVID, pneumonia, COPD, sepsis, encephalopathy, GI bleed, anemia, hip fracture. Typical M/S diagnoses plus COVID. Special procedures/unit details: Isolation area for COVID patients, multi level care to include stepdown (cared for by stepdown staff, not M/S staff). Unit systems (medication, documentation, communication): Pyxis, Epic, SBAR. Scheduling type: Based on unit needs. Unit orientation: 24 hours hospital orientation week one; traveler must be available for classes each day.