Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry
Omaha, Nebraska
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center Bergan Mercy

ACLS preferred

Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS preferred

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Shift will be twelve hours

13-26 Week Contracts

36-48 hour guarantees

Shifts & Scheduling: 0630-1900, 1830-0700

Travelers will be scheduled

Will approve a limited amount of block scheduling

Weekend Requirements: Every other weekend

Holiday Requirements: 1 major, 1 minor

Floating Requirements: Yes to other medical surgical areas or units with MedSurg patients waiting for a MedSurg bed

Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:5-6

Common diagnosis / Types of patients: MedSurg/Tele- joint replacements, fractures, colon resections, COPD exacerbation, prostatectomy, cellulitis, sepsis, ortho trauma, GI bleeds, pneumonia, failure to thrive

Are RN's required to titrate drips?: Heparin, lidocaine, and ketamine

Common titratable &/or set rate drips: PCA pumps

Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift? Does the charge nurse take an assignment?: Yes

Are there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit? Ratios? Duties?: Yes- 1:10-20

Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit?

Additional Notes: This unit typically has multiple discharged and admissions in one day- a nurse is successful on this unit when they can manage the busyness of the day, have good attendance, are a team player, friendly, compassionate, and cares about patients first

They serve patients of all cultures on this unit including Spanish, Karen, Burmese

Department: Med Tele / Ortho RN - 4th Floor North & South

Nurse Aids/Patient Care Techs on this unit

Are RN's required to read their own strips?

What brand are the tele monitors?: Tele techs will interpret, RNs should have some tele awareness

Scrub Color/Dress Code/Scrubs Provided: RNs: Navy Blue

How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation?: 2 days

Have mechanical lifts in every other room, Big focus on hourly rounding and responsiveness

Radius Rule: 50 miles AND candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity

RTO needed upfront (7 or less days per 13 week contract)

Additional RTO will not be approved, including after submissions