Medical Surgical Float Pool - Travel Registered Nurse

Trusted is seeking an experienced nurse for this exciting travel nursing assignment. Trusted has streamlined the travel nursing experience by enabling nurses to apply directly to jobs without the need for recruiters. This unique approach provides more transparency, eliminates pesky calls from recruiters, and puts more money in your pocket. Join the thousands of nurses across the country who have already made the switch to a more modern way to work.

Experience:

• 12 months of role experience is required with some in the last 12 months.

• Must have at least 18 months of Medical Surgical Float Pool experience.

• Experience with Cerner is required from any number of months.

• Trauma Level 2 experience is required from any number of months

Requirements:

• Candidates must have a Alabama license or compact license (required after submission).

• Travel only, local not allowed. Candidates must live >60 miles from facility to be submitted.

• 6 months gap required between for Staff at Program:
Simpli Fi Program - Baptist Health UAB and no current placement allowed at Program:
Simpli Fi Program - Baptist Health UAB.

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

You can only have 1 active application for the same position (same unit & shift at the same facility). Example: if you apply for day shift, you can also apply for night shift on the same unit and facility, but you cannot apply for another day shift position on the same unit & facility.

Required Skills/Experience: Minimum of 18 months experience in Med Surg and/or ICU with EPIC or Cerner experience. If strictly ICU experience.

Special Requests: Approval of time off? Can we approve up to 7 days off on your behalf? Yes, excluding provided blackout dates, NM/Eanh approval for Blackout dates.

Shift & Scheduling: - 36/48. Shift Start Time: 7:00 am - Weekend rotation:
Every other or 4 weekend days per month
-c On call? If so, what is that schedule? No - Holiday Expectations:
One major and one minor seasonal holiday per policy - Holiday Expectations:
This does not mean they will automatically be scheduled for those dates, but we will not contractually guarantee to being off prior to arrival.

Floating Requirements: - Any like unit/patient location (MS-MS, MS-ICU task, MS-ER/MS holds; ICU-ICU, ICU-MS task or limit of 3, ICU-ER/ICU holds) - 6 North Trauma Surgical Beds: 23 Patient Types:
General Surgery and Vascular surgeries Patient Ratios: 1:5-6

Skills required:

At least 1 year of trauma/surgical experience. Wound care, chest tubes, NGT, IV skills, medication administration/documentation and escalations

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