Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical

Registered Nurse/Medical Surgical

Location:

Wilmington, NC

Onsite Flexibility:
Onsite

• Position Type:
  Contract
• Contract Duration: 3 months
• Pay Rate: $61.00 / Hour (USD)
• Shift /
  
  Schedule:
  
  Nights (3x12 Hours), 18:45–07:15
• Work Authorization:
  Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

This is a Medical-Surgical/Oncology travel nursing opportunity for experienced RNs. The unit primarily serves medical-surgical patients with oncology history, with a target nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:6. First-time travelers are accepted, and local candidates are also accepted.

• Care for a primarily medical-surgical patient population with oncology history
• Administer chemotherapy/biotherapy via IV, PO, or injection as needed
• Manage and care for patients with diagnoses including AKI, Sepsis, Cancer, Septic shock, Pain, OD, Malignant Neoplasms, ARF, Encephalopathy, FTT, Diabetic foot ulcers, and Heparin drips
• Perform colostomy care, accessing ports, blood product administration, central line blood draws, peripheral line care/management, and PICC line management
• Manage heparin and insulin drips, surgical drains, and chest tubes (Emerson/Pleur-evac)
• Provide nasal cannula and non-invasive airway management
• Maintain isolation precautions and perform wound care/wound vac management
• Utilize unit systems including PYXIS, EPIC, and SBAR
• Float to similar units and alternate care locations with inpatients holding, such as inpatient holding in the ED or any alternate medical patient care location
• Fulfill call requirement: call required if called off on a prescheduled shift; shifts called out will need to have make-up shifts rescheduled
• Work every other weekend as required
• Attend monthly staff meetings
• Be assigned and expected to work a Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team; may be required to report to work during a catastrophic event, mass casualty, or disaster
• Be preassigned to units as needed, including potential consolidation to a centralized office mid-contract
• Be assigned equally to home unit staff to ensure patients are covered with a registered nurse

• Experience in an inpatient setting (required)
• Med/Surg experience
• Colostomy care
• Accessing ports
• Blood product administration
• Central line blood draw
• Peripheral line care/management
• PICC line management
• Heparin management
• Insulin management
• Surgical drains
• Chest tubes — Emerson/Pleur-evac
• Nasal cannula
• Non-invasive airway management
• Isolation precautions
• Wound care/wound vac
• Ability to administer chemo if needed
• BLS certification

• Oncology certification (preferred)
• CPI
• Charge nurse experience
• OCN (Oncology Certified Nurse)

• Active RN License required
• BLS required
• Oncology certification preferred
• OCN (Oncology Certified Nurse) preferred
• Must pass EKG testing prior to start

• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience required
• Experience in an inpatient setting required
• First-time travelers accepted

• Night shift (3x12), 18:45–07:15
• Every other weekend required
• Call required if called off on a prescheduled shift; make-up shifts required for called-out shifts
• Floating required to similar units and alternate care locations with inpatients holding, such as inpatient holding in the ED, or any alternate medical patient care location
• Daily census: 42; during times of increased census, typical ratios may be higher
• Unit orientation: 24 hours (2 shifts)
• Scrubs:
  Navy Blue and White
• Flu vaccination required (medical/religious exemptions only)
• COVID-19:
  Not required
• Contract staff will be assigned and expected to work a Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team and may be required to report to work during a catastrophic event, mass casualty, or disaster

• RTO (Return to Origin) after booking is not allowed and is not allowed to be worked out onsite. Any call-offs or additional RTO on unit could possibly result in a contract cancellation and DNR (Do Not Rehire).
• Must pass EKG testing prior to start for this specialty.
• Contract staff may be preassigned to units as needed; consolidation to the…