Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg
Seattle, Washington
Virginia Mason Medical Center and Seattle Medical Center
$1,990-2,375/weekCommon job information
- Required certifications: BLS, Chemo cert in US
- Specialty: Med Surg Onc RN - JP18
- Contract length: 13 weeks
- # Beds: 23
- Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:5, 1:3-4 if giving chemo
- Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Oncology, leukemia, lymphoma, pancreatic cancer. Behavioral, substance abuse, GI procedures, more medical patients. Chest tubes.
- Are RNs required to titrate drips?: Yes
- Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Heparin ivig, Ritoxin, Comfort care drips such as morphine.
- Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Does the charge nurse take an assignment?: Yes - day shift does not take a patient. Night shift will take a modified assignment.
- BLS, ONS/ONCC
- MUST have Chemo cert and oncology experience
- Must be willing to be CHARGE RN
- Experience or 'Must have' skills: Prefer previous oncology experience.
- Shifts & Scheduling: Self schedule in kronos. 12 hour shifts. Block schedule needs to be discussed with manager. 7-7
- Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend of 4 shifts in a 4 week period
- Holiday Requirement: Travelers are expected to fill holes on holiday schedule
- Are there tele/monitor techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors?: Remote tele- monitor tech reads. Nurses verify and document.
- Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios: Yes ratio 1:7-10- blood sugars, remove IVs and foleys, 12 lead EKG, other typical tech duties.
- RT Equipment (i.e., Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, vents, etc.): NC, cpap, comfort care High flow, some Bipap if it is a home regimen.
- Floating Requirements?: Floating to other med surg units. First to float.
- Scrub Color/Dress Code/Scrubs provided?: Royal blue or white with grey accent.
- Unit/Department specific orientation: 2 days orientation with a preceptor. Chemotherapy validation- if chemo certified.
- Medical Solutions auto deducts the 1.75 WA state tax - you are able to re-add that back in
- Travelers may be used as preceptors for new staff or students
- Great team that works well together. Must be a team player. Often extend travelers.
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Facility
Virginia Mason Medical Center and Seattle Medical Center
2 nurses recommend working with Virginia Mason Medical Center and Seattle Medical Center
Pros
They (IR) have some weird workflow quirks for techs, but staff is awesome and docs were fine to work with. Cath Lab is a mess but IR is awesome.
Cons
Facility is cheap and will drop pay on extensions. Apparently that has been an ongoing issue so don’t expect to extend unless you’re willing to take a pay cut. Parking isn’t free either, unless you’re on call.
- Short Term Acute Care
- 222 beds
- Oracle Cerner
Seattle, WA
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