Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg
Decatur, Illinois
Decatur Memorial Hospital

NIHSS

Shift: 4x12 Nights 1800-0630

Avg. Daily Census: 32

Years of experience REQ: Minimum 2 years' experience required.

First-timers accepted: No

Weekend REQ: Will work every other weekend

Certs REQ: BLS and NIHSS required.

Is on-call REQ? No

Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs? Will float as needed.

Open to accommodating block schedule? Discuss schedule requests with manager.

Locals accepted: Yes- no radius.

Must have active IL license to apply.

RTO Restrictions: Ideally no more than 5 days.

Guaranteed Hours: Client may call-off up to 36 hours per thirteen week assignment without paying for the cancelled hours.

Minimum 2 years of experience required.

Required Work Setting Experience: Med/Surg.

Required Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response Skills/Experience: Telemetry- remote monitoring, Use of Rapid Response Teams.

Required Gastrointestinal Case Skills/Experience: Colostomy care, Feeding tube care and management.

Required IV therapy/Phlebotomy Skills/Experience: Accessing Ports, Blood Product Administration, Central line blood draw, Peripheral Line Care/Management, PICC line management, Starting IVs.

Required Medication Experience: Heparin, Insulin, PCA.

Required Neurological/Psychiatric Case Skills/Experience: CVA, Pre/Post Neuro Surgery, Spinal cord injuries, Traumatic Brain injury.

Experience with Surgical drains required.

Required Respiratory Case Skills/Experience: Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleur-evac, CPAP/BiPAP, Nasal Cannula, Non-invasive airway management, Oral suctioning, Oxygen face masks, Portable Oxygen tank, Pre/Post Thoracic Surgery, Tracheostomy Management.

Required Professional Knowledge and Skills: Isolation Precautions, Wound Care/Wound Vac.

Continuous Bladder Irrigation experience required.

Cerner experience required.

Teaching Hospital Experience Preferred.

Trauma Level II Experience Preferred.

Will work every other weekend

Weekend REQ: Will work every other weekend

Open to accommodating block schedule? Discuss schedule requests with manager.