Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg - $1,901 per week

Company: CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - B
Location: Omaha
Posted on: September 30, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• Certifications: BLS required, ACLS preferred
• Two days of unit/department-specific orientation provided.
  • Job Details
  • Facility in Eastern Nebraska is looking for several traveling Med-Surg nurses. The hospital is looking for both day and night shift coverage.
  • The shift will be twelve hours.
    • Job Requirements
    • Travelers will be scheduled.
    • Have mechanical lifts in every other room.
    • Big focus on hourly rounding and responsiveness.
    • This unit typically has multiple discharges 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.
      • Schedule Information
      • 13-26 Week Contracts
      • 36-48 hour guarantees
      • Shifts are from 0630-1900 and 1830-0700.
      • Travelers will be scheduled.
      • Will approve a limited amount of block scheduling.
      • Every other weekend required.
      • 1 major, 1 minor holiday required.
        • Unit Specific Information
        • Department: Med Tele / Ortho RN - 4th Floor North & South
        • # of Beds: 55
        • 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? 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
          • Additional Details
          • ACLS Preferred, BLS
          • Floating Requirements: Yes to other medical surgical areas or units with MedSurg patients waiting for a MedSurg bed
          • Scrub Color/Dress Code/Scrubs Provided: RNs: Navy Blue
          • Radius Rule: 50 miles AND candidates may not be
          • RTO needed upfront (7 or less days per 13-week contract). Additional RTO will not be approved, including after submissions.

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