Registered Nurse - MS​/Tele

Description

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:

Must have 2 years of surgical unit experience
Traveler

Experience:

Travel experience is preferred by not required
Locals Accepted / Rate Difference:
Yes

Required Skills:

Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, use of Rapid Response Teams, Blood Product Administration, Central line care/management, Peripheral Line Care/Management, Surgical drains, Nasal Cannula, Non-invasive airway management, Isolation Precautions, Wound Care/Wound Vac
Certs: BLS, ACLS, NIH

PREFERRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP: titrate cardiac drips, titrate vasoactive drips, Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleur-evac

JOB DETAILS :
Ratios: 1:6 for floor for surgical/medicine inpatient patients.

Shift: 12 HR Nights; 36 or 48 hours accepted. If 48, then no OT billed until after 48 hours.
RTO: 7 days MAX
Float Requirement: when needed to like units
Weekend Requirement: every other weekend

** 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:
Wide range of patient diagnoses that have had or plan to have surgery or involved in a trauma:
Cellulitis, Appendicitis, Cholecystitis, Diverticulitis, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Gun Shots, Stabbings, Falls, Various Cancers, Kidney Stones, Bowel Obstruction, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Limb Ischemia, Hernia, Gangrene

SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS:
Wide range of any inpatient surgical procedure, as well as trauma:
Cholecystectomy, Appendectomy, Hernia Repair, TURP, Ostomy Creation or Closure, Wound Debridement, Tumor Removal, Kidney Stone Removal, Amputations, Fem Pop Bypass

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT:
Wound Vacs, Chest Tubes, NG tube/Corpak, JP Drains, Hemovac Drains, Penrose Drains

UNIT SYSTEMS (Medication, Documentation, Communication):
Pyxis, EPIC, SBAR

SCHEDULING TYPE:
Schedule as needed as needed

UNIT ORIENTATION: 2 Days of hospital orientation, 24 hours of floor training

SCRUBS:
All Navy or Navy on bottom/White Top

*** INTERNAL NOTES **
* * MUST Pass EKG Testing prior to start for this specialty.
* Combination acuity unit:
Adult medical surgical and surgical stepdown.