Travel RN - MedSurg

We're looking for Medical Surgical RNs for an immediate travel nurse opening in Wheeling, WV. The right RN should have 1-2 years recent acute care experience. Read below for more requirements.

As a Med Surg RN, you will conduct patient assessments and prioritize data collection based on patients’ immediate conditions or needs. Med Surg RNs perform ongoing assessments and appropriate treatments as ordered by a physician. Documenting patient findings and providing education and support to patients’ families is essential to this travel nurse position.

• Provide bedside care for a variety of patients, including pre‑ and post‑op patients.
• Prepare, administer, and record prescribed medication, reporting any adverse reactions to treatment.
• Change dressings, insert catheters, and start IVs.
• Prepare equipment and aid physician during examination and treatment of patient.
• Educate patients on surgical procedures.
• Participate in discharge planning and initiate patient education plan as prescribed by physician.

Medical Surgical Travel Nurses should be able to stand and walk for long periods of time, as well as bend, lean and stoop without difficulty. RNs must be able to lift 20 pounds easily, and moving or lifting of patients may require lifting up to 50 pounds  will work in a fast‑paced environment treating patients that may be confused, agitated, and/or uncooperative.

• BLS
• NIH
• 2 Years recent acute care experience

Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment.