Travel RN - Med/Surg Job Brownwood area,Texas USA,Nursing

American Traveler is hiring a Med/Surg RN for a 13-week assignment requiring 2 years of experience and a TX or compact RN license.

Requirements

Active TX or compact RN license required in hand at time of consideration
BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
Minimum 2 years of Med/Surg experience required
Travel experience required
Community hospital experience preferred
Allscripts charting experience preferred
Skilled in IV therapy, phlebotomy, port access/management, central and peripheral line care, and PICC line management
Experience with blood product administration and starting/maintaining IVs
Respiratory care skills including BiPAP/CPAP management, chest tube care, high flow nasal cannula, and oxygen administration
Experience with ABG interpretation preferred
GI care skills including bowel obstruction management and colostomy/ileostomy care
GU/renal skills including continuous bladder irrigation and hemodialysis management, with renal failure experience preferred
Neurological/psychiatric care experience including CVA and mood disorder management
Medication administration experience including Heparin, Insulin, and PCA
Proficient in isolation precautions/PPE and wound care/wound vac management
Experience in Med/Surg, MS/Tele, telemetry, orthopedics (including ortho trauma and total joint replacement), plastics, and surgical drain management, with short stay/23-hour unit experience preferred
Experience with cardiac monitoring and rapid response/code team protocols

Responsibilities

Medical Surgical unit in a hospital setting
Day shift schedule, 4x12-hour shifts from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM
36 or 48 hours per week considered
On-call required approximately once per 6-week schedule
6 weekend shifts required per 6-week schedule (Saturday and Sunday count as weekend shifts)
1:5 patient ratio
Provide direct patient care across a diverse Med/Surg patient population with telemetry and orthopedic cases
Complete non-billable orientation modules averaging 6-8 hours during onboarding
Facility conducts its own onsite drug screening, including marijuana testing, with mandatory clearance required
Candidates must be available to complete required lab work within 72 hours of accepting an offer or have a completion plan in place
Hard document due date is Thursday at 2 PM CST prior to start, with some flexibility case-by-case
Previous permanent staff must have a 1-year separation before returning as a traveler
Candidates must reside within 150 miles of the facility for consideration
Local candidates are not accepted

Benefits

Job : P-773905

Open Positions: 1

Travel RN - Med​/Surg