Registered Nurse - MS/Tele

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: Must have 2 years of surgical unit experience Traveler Experience: Travel experience is preferred by not required Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: Yes Required Skills: Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, use of Rapid Response Teams, Blood Product Administration, Central line care/management, Peripheral Line Care/Management, Surgical drains, Nasal Cannula, Non-invasive airway management, Isolation Precautions, Wound Care/Wound Vac Certs: BLS, ACLS, NIH PREFERRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP: titrate cardiac drips, titrate vasoactive drips, Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleur-evac JOB DETAILS: Ratios: 1:6 for floor for surgical/medicine inpatient patients. 13-26 week contracts accepted 36 or 48 hours accepted. If 48, then no OT billed until after 48 hours. Shift: 12 HR NIGHTS; ***RTO: 7 days MAX for AYA AUTO OFFER*** Float Requirement: when needed to like units Weekend Requirement: every other weekend ** 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 PATIENT DIAGNOSES: Wide range of patient diagnoses that have had or plan to have surgery or involved in a trauma: Cellulitis, Appendicitis, Cholecystitis, Diverticulitis, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Gun Shots, Stabbings, Falls, Various Cancers, Kidney Stones, Bowel Obstruction, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Limb Ischemia, Hernia, Gangrene SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS: Wide range of any inpatient surgical procedure, as well as trauma: Cholecystectomy, Appendectomy, Hernia Repair, TURP, Ostomy Creation or Closure, Wound Debridement, Tumor Removal, Kidney Stone Removal, Amputations, Fem Pop Bypass SPECIAL EQUIPMENT: Wound Vacs, Chest Tubes, NG tube/Corpak, JP Drains, Hemovac Drains, Penrose Drains UNIT SYSTEMS (Medication, Documentation, Communication): Pyxis, EPIC, SBAR SCHEDULING TYPE: Schedule as needed as needed UNIT ORIENTATION: 2 Days of hospital orientation, 24 hours of floor training SCRUBS: All Navy or Navy on bottom/White Top *** INTERNAL NOTES *** *MUST Pass EKG Testing prior to start for this specialty.* Combination acuity unit: Adult medical surgical and surgical stepdown.