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

TravelNurseSource is working with MARS Solutions Group to find a qualified Med/Surg RN in Georgia!

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

About MARS Solutions Group

MARS Solutions Group Provides a Combination of People, Process, and Technology Offerings Designed From Experience and Grounded in Expertise.

We put the human touch into your human capital acquisition and solutions development by delivering solutions tailored to your specific challenges and partnering with you as you reach your potential.

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