Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg - $1,913 per week

Tact Staff is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty : Med Surg
• Discipline : RN
• Start Date : 11 / 11 / 2024
• Duration : 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift : 12 hours
• Employment Type : Travel

MUST WORK 2 OUT OF 3 OF THE HOLIDAY BUNDLES (Thanksgiving & the day after, Christmas Eve & Christmas Day, NYE & NYD)

NM license can pend at time of submission

• COVID vaccination required - religious and medical exemptions accepted with completion of COVID exemption form, signed by a provider for medical
• No locals within 75 miles*

36 or 48 accepted

Position / Specialty : Med Surg RN

Ratios : 1 : 6

Years of experience REQ : 2

First-timers accepted : (Y / N) Yes

Weekend REQ : possibly, depends on census and staff availability

Certs REQ : ACLS, BLS Req; NIH Preferred

Is on-call REQ? (Y / N) What is the req? No

Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs? Yes; Will have patient assignment similar to this department.

Open to accommodating block schedule? (Y / N) Not Guaranteed

Locals accepted : (Y / N) What is the local radius rule? No locals within 75 mile radius

Pending License accepted : (Y / N) No

RTO Restrictions : greater than 7 days needs approval

Special Requirements : Med / Surg, Colostomy care, Feeding tube care and management, Blood Product Administration, Central line blood draw, Peripheral Line Care / Management, Phlebotomy, PICC line management, Starting IVs, Heparin, CVA, Ortho trauma, Total Joint Replacements, Surgical drains, CPAP / BiPAP, Nasal Cannula, Non-invasive airway management, Oral suctioning, Oxygen face masks, Portable Oxygen tank, Tracheostomy Management, Isolation Precautions

Unit Info / Patient Diagnoses / Special Equipment : Typical medical surgical patients including but not limited to CHF exacerbation, pneumonia, cellulitis, alcohol withdrawal, fractures with surgical intervention, small bowel obstruction, pancreatitis, infection with Infectious Disease consult and intervention, sepsis, CVA, cardiac events, hemodialysis issues, altered mental status, urinary tract infection, s / p TURP, anemia, s / p panniculectomy, s / p total joint replacements, s / p gastric bypass and gastric sleeve procedures.

No titrating drips administered in department, exception is Heparin. Wound vacs, kangaroo pump

Hospital Highlights

Type of Facility : Community-based hospital

Magnet / Teaching / Level Trauma (if applicable) : Level III Trauma Center, Level I Teaching facility

Total Staffed Beds : 65 Inpatient, 12 ICU

Scrub Color : Navy Blue

Charting : Cerner

Parking Cost : Free

Tact Medical Staffing Job ID #491300. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.

Posted job title : Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical

About Tact Staff

Our nurses choose Tact assignments because it provides the opportunity to take on new challenges in their careers while they travel across the United States and gain enriching experiences on a professional and personal level.

Our dedicated team of staffing consultants will work with you and be your advocate as you choose to embark on new assignments.

Our team is committed to providing our nurses and allied professionals with the most rewarding healthcare assignments and choices at primer healthcare institutions nationwide.

Let us handle the details; you choose the job and location that are right for you.

Be Adventurous, Make a Difference , Travel with Tact.

Be Adventurous - Becoming a travel nurse or allied professional is not only a professional adventure, but a personal adventure as well.

It is an opportunity to challenge yourself, to explore a new place, and try amazing food...

Make a Difference - Nurses and allied professionals make such a huge difference in so many lives. The care and compassion you show to your patients, does not go unnoticed.

We know how important your jobs is, which is why we take our job as recruiters so seriously. Being able to place nurses and allied professionals in hospitals, where you are doing something as crucial as saving lives, is something we feel thankful to be able to do.

Travel with Tact - From the moment we receive your resume we begin trying to build a relationship with you. We know the importance of becoming your friend, before becoming your recruiter.

Building friendly, yet professional relationships allows us to discover what you truly want... and don't want in a travel assignment.