Travel Nurse RN - Med/Surg / Telemetry - $1,714 to $1,750 per week in Macon, GA

Registered Nurse (RN) | Med/Surg / Telemetry
Location: Macon, GA
Agency: TalentBurst, Inc.
Pay: $1,714 to $1,750 per week
Shift Information: Days - 3 days x 12 hours
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Title: RN - MedSurg/Tele

Location: Macon Georgia 31201

Duration: 13 Weeks

Shift: 12hr Day Shift - 36

Shift Information: 7a-7p

Clinical Interviewing- Yes - Manager Approval to Offer

On Call, Call Back Requirements: none

Weekend Rotation: 6 weekend shifts in a 6 week period (6 out of 12 shifts)

Holiday Requirements: must work one day of each major holiday: must work Thanksgiving Day 11/26 or Day after Thanksgiving 11/27 AND Christmas Eve 12/24 or Christmas Day 12/25 AND New Years Eve 12/31 or New Years Day 1/1

Floating Requirements: will float to all med surg/ telemetry units

About Facility:

• 637 licensed beds
• Level 1 Trauma Designation
• Teaching Hospital
• Chest Pain Center
• Stroke Center

Unit Information:

• Beds: 35
  • Census: 35

Minimum Years of Experience required: 2 years Med/Tele RN experience

• Will you accept a first-time traveler: Yes

Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:

• Patients with acute or chronic disease
• Post-op surgeries
• Co-morbidities common to med-surg population: diabetes, hypertension, infections, CHF, electrolytes imbalances

Patient Ratios:

• RN: 1:4-6
• LPN: 1:4-6
• CNA: 2-3 per shift

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

• BLS (Basic Life Support) required
• BCR (Basic Cardiac Rythm) required – meaning traveler will be required to pass an EKG competency exam as part of Compliance
• ACLS - preferred not required
• National certification- Medical-Surgical certification - preferred

Skills required:

• trach chare, chest tube management, PIV starts, glucommander, insulin drips, heparin drips, drips to titrate Heart Rate but not Blood Pressure
• Strong clinical assessment and med-surg nursing skills for Level 1 Trauma Hospital
• IV insertion and care, central line management
• Wound care and post op monitoring
• Cardiac monitoring and telemetry interpretation
• Care coordination with interdisciplinary teams
• Discharge planning and patient education management

Support within the Department:

• CNA: Duties: Yes - assist with VS, Glucose Checks, baths, feeding, ambulating patients, assisting turning patients, hourly rounding, transporting patients as needed (Hospital has designated Transport Team); obtain blood from blood bank
• Receptionist/HUC: Unit secretary on unit 7a-11p; then house wide call secretary 11p-7a
• Charge nurse – may have patients
• Phlebotomy: Most units are lab collect phlebotomy; nurses drawn from CVLs
• IV/VAT Team: Not an IV team - do have a PICC team
• Resource Nurse: Yes, we have discharge nurses, resource team floats to all units
• RT 24/7: yes
• Hospitalist 24/7: yes
• Intensivist 24/7: yes
• Telemetry monitoring/tech: Central Telemetry Unit

Technology/Equipment:

• EMR: EPIC
• IV Pump: Alaris
• Med dispensing: Pyxis
• Monitors: Phillips

Unit specific equipment:

• VS3 vital sign monitors, Nova Glucose Stat Strips Cardiac Telemetry monitoring
• Portable vital signs monitors (Dynamapp)
• Bladder scanners, IV pump, portable oxygen system
• External fixators, chest tubes, JP drains and Hemovac drains
• Glucommander
• PCA pain management
• Suction machine
• Use of admission/ discharge protocol for rapid turnover

Floating: If yes, where:

• All adult med surg / telemetry units in house

Orientation (facility and unit):

• 1 day orientation with work on educational modules
• 2 days departmental

Other notes:

• Scrub Color: RN- Navy; LPN- Ceil Blue
• Parking: Free: Have free parking around campus or can pay to park in parking decks
• Unit Culture: busy but work as team

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