Registered Nurse-Medical Surgical

Location: Mathews

Description

Job Opportunity:
Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical

Facility:
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center

Location:

Matthews, NC

Employment Type:

Travel/Contract

Shift: Night (3x12 Hours) 18:45 7:15

Start Date:

4/21/2025
Job Duration: 13 weeks

Compensation:
Rate Type:
Hourly
Over Time: 40 total hours in 1 week: 1.25%
Double Time:
None
On-Call: 10$
Call Back: 1.5%
Holiday Pay: 1.5%

Additional Information:
### RTO after booking is NOT allowed and is NOT allowed to be worked out onsite. Any call offs or additional RTO on unit, could possibly turn into a Cancel and DNR ###

REQUIRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP:
Minimum Years of

Experience:

2 Year Experience Required.
Traveler

Experience:

Unit WILL NOT Accept 1st Time Travelers
Locals Accepted / Rate Difference:
Yes

* Work Setting

Skills Required:

MS/Tele, Med/Surg & Telemetry

* Gastrointestinal

Skills Required:

Bariatric surgery, Bowel obstruction, Colostomy care & Feeding tube care and management

* IV Therapy/Phlebotomy

Skills Required:

Accessing Ports, Blood Product Administration, Central Line blood draw, Peripheral Line Care/Management, Phlebotomy, PICC line management & Starting IVs

* Medication

Skills Required:

Heparin, Insulin and PCA

* Orthopedics

Skills Required:

Ortho trauma & Total Joint Replacements

* Plastics

Skills Required:

Surgical drains

* Respiratory

Skills Required:

Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleur-evac, CPAP/BiPAP, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Nasal Cannula, Non-invasive airway management, Oral suctioning & Oxygen face masks

* Professional Knowledge &

Skills Required:

Isolation Precautions
Certs: BLS, NIHSS

PREFERRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP:

* Cardiac Monitoring & Emergency Response

Skills:

Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, Telemetry- remote monitoring & Use of Rapid Response Teams

* Endocrine/Metabolic

Skills:

IV insulin protocols

* Oncology

Skills:

Monitoring Chemotherapy

JOB DETAILS :
RATIOS: 1:5 or 1:6 depending on staffing;
Average Daily Census 15-20;
Beds/Rooms 24
SHIFT:
* 36 Hours Can Be Offered
Will Accept 13 Weeks.
12 HOUR NIGHTS; 18:45 - 07:15

*** RTO: 7 DAYS MAX For AYA Auto Offer**
* Call Requirement: NONE
Float Requirement:
Within our other med-surg units. 5:1 to 6:1 depending on staffing. The other units are mainly cardiac tele and/or respiratory patients and some surgical overflow. The units will be the other side of 3rd floor & 4th floor of the same building
Weekend Requirement: 2 Mondays 2 Fridays 2 Saturdays 2 Sundays in a 6-week period

PATIENT DIAGNOSES:
Most patients are Ortho, GI, GU ex. cholecystectomy, Appendicectomy, mastectomy, hysterectomy's, complete knee, hips, shoulder surgeries

SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS:
We are a fast-paced post-op inpatient unit. There is a constant flow of patients from Same day Surgical patient to medical overflow patients from the ED. A ratio of 5:1 with the possibility of going up to 6 :1 but very rare.

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT:
We are a brand new less then 2-month-old unit with all state-of-the-art technology and equipment. Nothing needed prior to hire, most can be explained during Unit Orientation & while on the job.

UNIT SYSTEMS:
Pyxis, EPIC Experience Required, SBAR

SCHEDULING TYPE:
Per Unit Needs

UNIT ORIENTATION: 36 Hours on the Unit;
Hospital Orientation during the First Week of Starting

SCRUBS:
Navy or Withe Scrubs w/No Print, NOT PROVIDED

*** INTERNAL NOTES **
* *** Must pass EKG Testing prior to start for, this specialty***