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Travel Nurse RN - Med / Surg - $33 to $39 per hour in Rugby, ND

Travel Nurse RN - Med / Surg - $33 to $39 per hour in Rugby, ND

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TravelNurseSource is working with Patterns LLC to find a qualified Med / Surg RN in Rugby, North Dakota, 58368!

Pay Information

$33 to $39 per hour

About The Position

  • Nurse : Patient Ratios : 1 : 6 or less typically on both days and nights; 1 : 8 rarely on nights (depending

on acuity / staffing). Will also take Swing Bed Patients

  • Required certifications : BLS required; ACLS & NIH Stroke Education preferred.
  • Common diagnoses / Types of patients : Pneumonia, Rehab, UTI, general post op, pain control,

    • general medical, aspiration, fractures, dementia, falls, etc. Rare peds (typically needing IV fluids).

  • Experience : IV experience; knowledge of EPIC system preferred. It is rare, but we prefer RNs to have

    • the ability to assist in ER as back up if EMS is out on a call.

  • Are RNs required to titrate drips? : Yes, for a short period of time, but not common practice.
  • Common titratable & / or set rate drips : None are common, most used is Cardizem. Normally we get

    • these patients transferred out to larger facilities. Would need to know basic knowledge. Our nurses

    always refresh with the policy and with pharmacy as we don’t administered drips very often. The ER

    nurse is more familiar with starting them and will assist as needed in the event a drip is ordered.

  • Is there a Charge Nurse & / or House Supervisor on each shift? : Yes. Charge does not typically take

    • an assignment. Charge does cover ER or are an extra nurse on the floor. Charge acts as a house

    supervisor. They also have an administrator on call.

  • Are there nurse aids / patient care techs on this unit? : Yes, one each 8 hour shift. No blood sugars or

    • IV's. Duties' include : Vitals, ambulation, ADL's, rounding, etc.

  • RT Equipment : No RT at this facility. They do get some home CPAP on med surge unit. Patient

    • typically sets up. BiPap and Vents in ER for short period of time. RN's do breathing treatment, chest

    physiotherapy, education, etc. Would bag if needed. EMS and charge would assist if needing to bag

    patient. NP in house (which is the ER provider) and a telemedicine provider available as needed.

  • Are there tele / monitor techs on this unit? : No monitor techs. RN's must read and interpret their

    • own strips. Phillips brand.

  • Weekend Requirement : Staff do every third weekend. Depends on the contract. Every other

    • weekend typically for contracted staff. Weekends are considered Friday / Saturday / Sunday for nights

    and Saturday / Sunday for days. Open to requests for more weekends, but dependent on the needs

    at the time.

  • Holiday Requirement : In rotation
  • Is there Call or a Standby requirement? : No
  • Floating Requirements : No
  • Scrub Color / Dress Code : Any color or pattern, scrubs not provided.

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    About Patterns LLC

    Patterns is one of the leading service providers in the business process outsourcing industry.

    Patterns was incepted with the pursuit of being the one-stop solutions provider for all the business process outsourcing needs. For more than 10 years, we have been catering to SMEs and corporate companies in the segment of Promotional Products, Printing, Apparels, Embroidery, Commercial Photography, Ecommerce, Automotive and many others.

    At Patterns, we offer a wide range of business services, right from creative and technical to administrative. Our array of services includes Vector Artwork, Embroidery Digitizing, Graphics Designing, Digital Image Editing, Virtual Assistance, Data Processing, Website Development, Staffing, and Recruitment.

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    Rn Medsurg • Rugby, ND, US