Registered Nurse/MS/Tele

Job Description

Job Description

MS/TELE RN - Inpatient Surgery Unit

**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:
BLS required
2 years of experience required
Will consider 1st time travelers if experienced
RN must be comfortable with ratios of 1:6

JOB DETAILS:
Shift: 12hrs 1845-0715
*36 or 48hr contracts accepted*
*Will accept longer contracts 13-26 weeks*
Float required as needed
Every other weekend required
No call required
Ratios: 1:6 for floor for surgical/medicine inpatient patient

** 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

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.
*Locals accepted at local rate