Travel Nurse RN - Medical-Surgical in Georgia

Registered Nurse (RN) | Medical-Surgical
Location: Georgia
Agency: MARS Solutions Group
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

RN - MedSurg/Tele

• About Facility:


o 777 Hemlock St, Macon, GA 31201


o 637 Licensed Beds


o Level 1 Trauma Designation


o Teaching Hospital


o Chest Pain Center


o Stroke Center


• Unit Information:


o Beds: Each Med Surg unit has 20-36 beds


o Minimum Years of Experience required? 2 years Med/Tele RN exp


o Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes


• Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:


o Med surg / Telemetry - all inpatient med surg units


• Patient Ratios:


o RN: 1:4-6


o LPN: 1:4-6


o CNA: up to 1:14


• Required License, National Certification, Certs (BLS, ACLS, etc.), or other position specific requirements such as Driver's License and/or Insurance:


o BLS required


o ACLS preferred - traveler will be required to pass and EKG competency exam during onboarding


o Certification in med surg is a plus


• Skills required:


o Trach chare, chest tube management, PIV starts, glucometer,


o Common drips: Insulin drips, Heparin drips, drips to titrate to HR not BP, MUST BE PROFICIENT IN ALL CARDIAC DRIPS

• Support within the Department:


o CNA - will assist with Vitals, blood glucose checks, baths, bed changes, feeding if need, patient safety attendant; walk pts, turn pts


o Unit Secretary: on unit 7a-11p; then house wide call secretary 11p-7a


o Charge nurse: Yes


o Phlebotomy? Most units are lab collect phlebotomy; RNs draw off of CVLs


o IV/VAT Team? Not an IV team - do have a PICC team


o Resource Nurse? Yes, we have discharge nurses, Resource team floats to all units


o RT 24/7


o Hospitalist 24/7


o Intensivist 24/7


• Technology/Equipment:


o EMR: EPIC


o IV Pump: Alaris


o Med dispensing: Pyxis


o Monitors: Phillips


o Unit specific equipment: VS3 vital sign monitors, Nova Glucose Stat Strips,


• Floating: If yes, where?


o Travelers are utilized in a float pool capacity - will be required to float to all Med/Tele units in house, as needed


• Orientation (facility and unit) :


o 1 day orientation with work on educational modules


o 2 days departmental


• Other notes:


o Scrub Color: RN- Navy; LPN- Ceil Blue


o Parking: Free? Have free parking around campus or can pay to park in parking decks


o Unit Culture: Busy; Team Oriented