RN - MS

Profession: RN (Registered Nurse)

Specialty: Medical Surgical

Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: 12H Nights

Hours per Shift: 36 hours per week

Experience: Minimum 2 years

License: Required

Certifications: BLS, ACLS

Must-Have:

No first-time travelers.

No duos.

Description:

The nursing role is focused on general Medical Surgical care.

The unit consists of 30 beds with a patient-to-nurse ratio of 5:1 for both day and night shifts.

Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certifications are required.

Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system utilized is Cerner.

Equipment includes pagers linked to the call light system and internal phones.

RNs may be floated to other units based on census needs.

The unit has nurse aides available, which may vary depending on census.

A charge nurse is present who does not take patients but assists staff  high census situations, the charge nurse may serve as a staff nurse.

Shifts are 12 hours with one half-hour break and three 15-minute breaks per shift, in accordance with state law.

Staff must work every other weekend or a total of four weekend days in a four-week schedule.

Scrub color is navy blue, and any jackets and undershirts must comply with color regulations.

Patients typically include those with pneumonia, diabetes, COPD, infections, and other general medical/surgical conditions.

There are no primary cardiac diagnoses managed on this unit, and only oral cardiac medications are administered.

Assignments are based on patient acuity levels.

If floated to another unit, nurses will only take medical surgical patients.

The hospital reserves the right to cancel shifts as necessary.

Nurses are expected to have basic arrhythmia skills, although interpreting strips is not a requirement.

Pharmacy and respiratory therapy services are available 24/7.