RN Seasonal - Acute Observation Unit

Seasonal Rn Opportunity At Summit Healthcare

Come work where other people vacation! We have a seasonal RN opportunity open for our Med Surg Unit at Summit Healthcare!

$65hr / Housing Assistance / 8-24 week contract available

Our team excels at aiding patients in a swift recovery. Our tight-knit crew collaborates seamlessly with our leadership team as we enhance procedures and deliver care grounded in solid evidence. Join us, and let's shape the future together. Your adventure starts here!

We are a fast-paced 10-bed department where patient education is a priority. Our primary purpose is to serve as an observation unit, focusing on the care of orthopedic, renal, cardiac, and stroke patients, along with non-infectious Med/Surg patients. Every day brings a new challenge and a chance to make a real difference.

About our unit:

Medical/Surgical/Orthopedics/Observation (MS3)

• 10 private rooms
• Nursing Ratio- 1:5 days and 1:6 nights
• Patients include:
• Post-op patients
• Total joint replacement
• Transient ischemia attack (TIA)
• Non-infectious medical patients
• Acute/chronic renal disease
• DVT/PE
• Observation patients

(Telemetry monitoring, tele-neurology and tele-nephrology available)

General position summary:

Registered nurses, regardless of specialty or work setting, utilize the Standards of Professional Nursing Practice and the listed competencies, in caring for the patients at the Summit Healthcare Association. The nursing process, critical thinking and problem solving skills are utilized to provide holistic care to individuals, families, groups, communities and populations across the life span.

Seasonal temporary program guidelines housing assistance:

• RNs with a minimum of one year experience pertaining to the department they will be working in are preferred.
• RNs will fulfill a minimum of 4 to 24 week blocks* (depending on the need of the department) of scheduled availability. Salary will be $65.00 per hour as a flat rate of pay.
• All time worked is straight time (or overtime if greater than 40 hours per week) and all positions are full time without benefits with 36-40 scheduled hours per week, depending on the scheduling/staffing needs of the assigned department. Vacations and other time off will be arranged before and after the contract dates signed below. Holiday pay is applied for those who are requested to work approved Summit Healthcare holidays. The requirement to work the holiday will be based on the need for staff.
• Seasonal employees may be flexed or placed on standby in turn with core staff for low census.
• Housing assistance will be available on a case by case basis but no more than $1,200 per month subsidy for rent with receipts provided. To be eligible a minimum of 36-40 hours per week will be required to receive housing assistance.
• If staffing needs change, Summit Healthcare reserves the right to terminate the contract with a 14 day notice.
• Contracts may be adjusted or extended dependent on the needs of Summit Healthcare with administrative approval, in which case the seasonal employee must re-sign the contract agreement.

RN License - required

BLS Certification in addition to unit specific certifications required upon hire

1 + years acute care experience required

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