RN - MS

Profession: Nursing

Specialty: Medical Surgical

Duration: 14 weeks

Shift: Day

Hours per Shift: 12

Experience: Minimum 2 years

License: Valid RN license required

Certifications: ACLS, BLS, CPI, NIHSS

Must-Have:

• Previous charge experience
• Patient ratio experience: 6
• Charting system experience preferred
• Experience with a community hospital preferred

Description:

Unit diagnoses include but are not limited to general medical-surgical, peritoneal dialysis, and radial bands recovery.

Every other weekend coverage is required.

Must be flexible to facility scheduling, with no schedule requests approved or accommodated.

No block schedule requests are allowed.

There is no call required.

Floating within the facility/scope of practice may be needed.

If one major holiday falls during the assignment period, the traveler is expected to work it.

If two major holidays fall during the assignment period, the traveler is expected to work both holidays.

If three major holidays fall during the assignment period, the traveler is expected to work two of the holidays.

Major holidays include Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve/Christmas Day, New Year's Eve/New Year's Day.

Full compliance is required to start on time.

If not compliant in time, the start date may be pushed back by two weeks.

Local candidates are accepted at the same rate.

Number of non-billable hours varies by contract length.

The unit has a daily census of 20 patients.

Patient age groups include adults and geriatrics.

Interdisciplinary support services include IV teams, physical therapy, respiratory services, and more.

Key responsibilities include management of patients in a medical-surgical setting, telemetry monitoring, and pre/post hemodialysis management.

Demonstrated skills in central line blood draw, interpretation of dysrhythmias, isolation precautions, and starting/maintaining IVs are preferred.

Overall, candidates should possess strong critical thinking and patient advocacy skills.