Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg - $2,926 per week

Certification Details

• Chemotherapy administration certification is required prior to start; required to obtain prior to start.
• Will accept travelers that do not currently have the ONC cert!

Job Details

• 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.
• WILL CERT FOR CHEMO
• Target Ratios : 1 : 6-7
• Shift : NIGHTS; Unit will accept contracts from 13 weeks+ up to March 15, 2025 (hard stop) to get the unit through the holidays!
• RTO : 7 days MAX - NO CHRISTMAS RTO; 36 or 48 hours. If 48 then no OT billed until after 48.
• Call Requirement : Call required if called off on a prescheduled shift.
• Float Requirement : Floating required to similar units and alternate care locations with inpatients holding, such as inpatient holding in the ED, or any alternate medical patient care location.
• Weekend Requirement : *EVERY OTHER WEEKEND REQUIRED.
• 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 : General medical-surgical diagnosis primary patient population. Administration of chemotherapy / biotherapy -IV, PO, or injection.
• SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS : Daily Census 42.
• During times of increased census, typical ratios may be higher.
• Contract staff will be assigned equally to the home unit staff to ensure that patients are covered with a registered nurse
• Like units includes floating to inpatient holding in the ED, or any alternate medical patient care location.
• Shifts called out will need to have make up shifts rescheduled.
• Attendance to monthly staff meetings.
• UNIT SYSTEMS (Medication, Documentation, Communication) : PYXIS, EPIC, SBAR.
• UNIT ORIENTATION : 24 hrs (2 shifts)
• SCRUBS : Navy Blue and white.

Job Requirements

• Minimum Years of Experience : 1 year
• Traveler Experience : Will accept 1st time travelers.
• Locals Accepted / Rate Difference : Yes
• Skills : Administer chemo. Experience in an inpatient setting is required, Med / Surg, Colostomy care, Accessing Ports, Blood Product Administration, Central line blood draw, Peripheral Line Care / Management, PICC line management, Heparin, Insulin, Chemotherapy Administration, Monitoring Chemotherapy, Surgical drains, Chest tubes-Emerson / Pleur-evac, Nasal Cannula, Non-invasive airway management, Isolation Precautions, Wound Care / Wound Vac
• Certs : Chemotherapy administration certification is required prior to start; required to obtain prior to start.
• Preferred Skills / Certs / Exp : CPI. Charge nurse experience, OCN

Schedule Information

• Shift : NIGHTS
• Target Ratios : 1 : 6-7
• RTO : 7 days MAX - NO CHRISTMAS RTO; 36 or 48 hours. If 48 then no OT billed until after 48.
• Call Requirement : Call required if called off on a prescheduled shift.
• Float Requirement : Floating required to similar units and alternate care locations with inpatients holding, such as inpatient holding in the ED, or any alternate medical patient care location.
• Weekend Requirement : *EVERY OTHER WEEKEND REQUIRED.

Unit Specific Information

• Primarily Medical Surgical patients with Oncology history and occasional Chemotherapy administration
• Like units includes floating to inpatient holding in the ED, or any alternate medical patient care location.
• Shifts called out will need to have make up shifts rescheduled.
• Attendance to monthly staff meetings.

Additional Details

• 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
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