Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical

Medsurg Skilled RN Opportunity

Manager is looking for Medsurg skilled RNs for this MS/Onc unit. Required skills/certs/exp: Minimum years of experience: 2 years. Traveler experience: Will accept first time travelers. Locals accepted/rate difference: Yes. Skills: Experience in an inpatient setting is required, Med/Surg, colostomy care, accessing ports, blood product administration, central line blood draw, peripheral line care/management, PICC line management, heparin, insulin, surgical drains, chest tubes-Emerson/Pleur-evac, nasal cannula, non-invasive airway management, isolation precautions, wound care/wound vac. Certs: Traveler must have ONC cert! Traveler must be able to administer chemo if needed. BLS preferred. Skills/certs/exp: CPI. Charge nurse experience, OCN.

Job details: Primarily medical surgical patients with oncology history. Target ratios: 1:6. Shift: Nights. Contract length: 13-26 weeks accepted. Call requirement: Call required if called off on a prescheduled shift. Float requirement: Floating required to similar units and alternate care locations with inpatients holding, such as inpatient holding in the ED, or any alternate medical patient care location. Weekend requirement: Every other weekend required.

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: General medical-surgical diagnosis primary patient population. Administration of chemotherapy/biotherapy -IV, PO, or injection. AKI, sepsis, cancer, septic shock, pain, OD, malignant neoplasms, ARF, encephalopathy, FTT, diabetic foot ulcers, heparin drips.

Special procedures/unit details: Daily census 42. During times of increased census, typical ratios may be higher. Contract staff will be assigned equally to the home unit staff to ensure that patients are covered with a registered nurse. 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. Contract staff may be preassigned to units as needed. Like units include floating to inpatient holding in the ED, or any alternate medical patient care location. Shifts called out will need to have make up shifts rescheduled. Attendance to monthly staff meetings. Unit systems (medication, documentation, communication): PYXIS, EPIC, SBAR. Unit orientation: 24 hrs (2 shifts). Scrubs: Navy blue and white.

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