Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry
Wilmington, NC
Talent Healthcare Staffing Inc
3x12 hrs

RTO after booking is not allowed and is not allowed to be worked out onsite. Any call offs or additional RTO on unit, could possibly turn into a cancel and DNR.

REQUIRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP:
Minimum Years of Experience: Must have 2 years of surgical unit experience
Traveler Experience: Travel experience is preferred by not required
Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: Yes
Required Skills: Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, use of Rapid Response Teams, Blood Product Administration, Central line care/management, Peripheral Line Care/Management, Surgical drains, Nasal Cannula, Non-invasive airway management, Isolation Precautions, Wound Care/Wound Vac
Certs: BLS, ACLS, NIH

PREFERRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP: titrate cardiac drips, titrate vasoactive drips, Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleur-evac

JOB DETAILS:
Ratios: 1:6 for floor for surgical/medicine inpatient patients.
Shift: 12 HR Nights; 36 or 48 hours accepted. If 48, then no OT billed until after 48 hours.
RTO: 7 days MAX
Float Requirement: when needed to like units
Weekend Requirement: every other weekend


** Contract staff will be assigned and expected to work a Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team. Contract staff may be required to report to work during a catastrophic event, mass casualty or disaster. Consolidation to the Centralized Office mid contract may occur and the contract staff may be preassigned to units as needed

PATIENT DIAGNOSES: Wide range of patient diagnoses that have had or plan to have surgery or involved in a trauma: Cellulitis, Appendicitis, Cholecystitis, Diverticulitis, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Gun Shots, Stabbings, Falls, Various Cancers, Kidney Stones, Bowel Obstruction, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Limb Ischemia, Hernia, Gangrene

SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS: Wide range of any inpatient surgical procedure, as well as trauma: Cholecystectomy, Appendectomy, Hernia Repair, TURP, Ostomy Creation or Closure, Wound Debridement, Tumor Removal, Kidney Stone Removal, Amputations, Fem Pop Bypass

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT: Wound Vacs, Chest Tubes, NG tube/Corpak, JP Drains, Hemovac Drains, Penrose Drains

UNIT SYSTEMS (Medication, Documentation, Communication): Pyxis, EPIC, SBAR

SCHEDULING TYPE: Schedule as needed as needed

UNIT ORIENTATION: 2 Days of hospital orientation, 24 hours of floor training

SCRUBS: All Navy or Navy on bottom/White Top

*** INTERNAL NOTES ***
*MUST Pass EKG Testing prior to start for this specialty.*
Combination acuity unit: Adult medical surgical and surgical stepdown.