Travel Nurse RN - Medical-Surgical in Albany, GA

Registered Nurse (RN) | Medical-Surgical
Location: Albany, GA
Agency: Concentric Healthcare Staffing
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Contract Duration: 24 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

TravelNurseSource is working with Concentric Healthcare Staffing to find a qualified Med/Surg RN in Albany, Georgia, 31701!

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical

Location

Albany, GA

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Night Shift | 12-Hour Shifts | Every Other Weekend | Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a Medical Surgical unit with a 1:6 nurse-to-patient ratio on a 14-bed unit
• Manage a diverse patient population including diabetic, CHF, COPD, GI bleed, renal failure, DVT, ETOH, wound care, post-surgical, and amputation/debridement cases
• Administer and monitor medications including Lasix, Bumex, and Heparin
• Support patients requiring CPAP and BiPAP (BiPAP nights only); monitored patients on unit; nurses not required to read strips
• Rotate assignments with permanent staff and float to acute care, cardiology, or EC as needed for patient holds
• Practice Primary Care Nursing with a strong emphasis on patient safety, satisfaction, and quality of care

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license in good standing
• Minimum 2 years of Medical Surgical experience
• Minimum 1 prior travel assignment required
• BLS certification required
• NIHSS certification required
• Experience in a large, high-acuity, fast-paced acute care facility (no Critical Access Hospital experience accepted in lieu of this requirement)

Preferred Experience / Skills

• ACLS certification preferred
• Experience with dialysis patients and wound care in an acute care setting
• Demonstrated ability to manage high patient turnover with strong attention to patient safety and satisfaction

Why Join Us

• Join a large, established acute care facility offering a dynamic and fast-paced Medical Surgical environment with a collaborative team of permanent and travel staff
• Gain valuable experience across a broad and complex patient population in a high-acuity setting

About Concentric Healthcare Staffing

Founded and headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ, Concentric Healthcare Staffing specializes in healthcare employment with an emphasis in nursing and allied health. Our passion is to develop partnerships with our clients and become an integral part of your staffing solution. Concentric representatives understand your need for continuity of care and work to ensure that every staffing solution we provide is as unique as your facility.

To provide the skilled and talented personnel that today’s medical field demands, Concentric Healthcare offers a top flight registry service that provides staff 24/7. Your facility can enhance their recruiting process by taking advantage of the temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct placement services of our fully screened professionals.

Concentric Healthcare is proud to be recognized by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) with the JCAHO Gold Seal of Approval for the Health Care Staffing Services program. JCAHO certification acknowledges compliance with the Joint Commission’s national set of consensus-based quality standards and demonstrates a commitment to excellence in providing health care staffing.

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