Local Contract Nurse RN - Med Surg

Health Trust Workforce Solutions Regional is seeking a local contract nurse RN Med Surg for a local contract nursing job in Asheville, North Carolina.

• Specialty:
  Med Surg
• Discipline:
  RN
• Duration:
  13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift:
  12 hours, nights
• Employment Type:
  
  Local Contract

Tell us about the unit(s):

· Number of Beds - 44

· Number of Staff – 75

· Type of staff:

o Day Shift – staffing grid calls for 1 charge, 11 RNs, 4 CNAs, 1 unit secretary

o Night Shift – staffing grid calls for 1 charge, 10 RNs, 4 CNAs, 1 unit secretary

· Patient Ratios – 1:6 on day shift, 1:7 on night shift

· Type of equipment – Telemetry, PCA, wound vacs, Baxter IV pumps, TPN, tube feeds, urinary catheters

· EMR - Cerner

Must have:

· Telemetry competency

· Urology and bowel experience (that’s our two biggest patient populations)

Preferred or nice to have: candidates with these skills will be considered first.

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List typical procedures performed on unit(s):

· TPN

· PCA

· Wound vacs

· Tube feeds, PEG tubes, dobhoffs

· NG tubes

· Colostomies and urostomies

· Drains: biliary, JP, nephrostomy, urinary catheters, CBI

· Heparin drips, IV antibiotics

· Cholecystectomies, appendectomies, podiatry, bowel resections, plastics, urology surgeries and nephrectomies, hysterectomies, mastectomies, oral/maxillary, thyroidectomies, hernia repairs,

Best personality Fit:

· Positive, smiling, and engaging

· Fast-paced and energetic

· Good communicator with the charge nurse, unit secretary, providers, and the CNA team

REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS:

· BLS, telemetry

Floating Area(s):

· Other med-surg areas

Resource pool, per diem, and travel assignments available as well