Travel Nurse (RN) - Med/Surg (Medical-Surgical) - Decatur, Illinois - 896133

Epic Travel Staffing is hiring a Travel RN - Medical Surgical - Neuro 48's

Shift : Nights / 6p-6 : 30a, 12x4, 48 hours per week, work every other weekend

Length : 13 weeks

Required Medication Experience : Heparin, Insulin, PCA

• Required Neurological / Psychiatric Case Skills / Experience : CVA, Pre / Post Neuro Surgery, Spinal cord injuries, Traumatic Brain injury
• Required Respiratory Case Skills / Experience : Chest tubes-Emerson / Pleur-evac, CPAP / BiPAP, Nasal Cannula, Non-invasive airway management, Oral suctioning, Oxygen face masks, Portable Oxygen tank, Pre / Post Thoracic Surgery, Tracheostomy Management
• Required Professional Knowledge and Skills : Isolation Precautions, Wound Care / Wound Vac
• Continuous Bladder Irrigation experience required
• Cerner experience required
• NIHSS
• Teaching Hospital Experience Preferred
• Trauma Level II Experience Preferred

Other Details :

• Will float as needed
• Locals accepted : Yes- no radius

Position / Specialty : Med Surg Neuro RN

Shift : 4x12 Nights (1800-0630)

Avg. Daily Census : 32

Years of experience REQ : Minimum 2 years' experience required.

First-timers accepted : No

Weekend REQ : Will work every other weekend

Certs REQ : BLS and NIHSS required.

Is on-call REQ? No

Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs? Will float as needed.

Open to accommodating block schedule? Discuss schedule requests with manager.

Locals accepted : Yes- no radius.

Pending License accepted : No- must have active IL license to apply.

RTO Restrictions : Ideally no more than 5 days.

Guaranteed Hours : Client may call-off up to 36 hours per thirteen week assignment without paying for the cancelled hours.

If Client cancels more hours than permitted by this section, Client will be billed for any shifts or portions thereof cancelled in excess of this section.

If Candidates are placed on-call in lieu of being called off, that will count as a called-off shift.

Special Requirements : Required Work Setting Experience : Med / Surg. Required Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response Skills / Experience : Telemetry- remote monitoring, Use of Rapid Response Teams.

Required Gastrointestinal Case Skills / Experience : Colostomy care, Feeding tube care and management. Required IV therapy / Phlebotomy Skills / Experience : Accessing Ports, Blood Product Administration, Central line blood draw, Peripheral Line Care / Management, PICC line management, Starting IVs.

Required Medication Experience : Heparin, Insulin, PCA. Required Neurological / Psychiatric Case Skills / Experience : CVA, Pre / Post Neuro Surgery, Spinal cord injuries, Traumatic Brain injury.

Experience with Surgical drains required. Required Respiratory Case Skills / Experience : Chest tubes-Emerson / Pleur-evac, CPAP / BiPAP, Nasal Cannula, Non-invasive airway management, Oral suctioning, Oxygen face masks, Portable Oxygen tank, Pre / Post Thoracic Surgery, Tracheostomy Management.

Required Professional Knowledge and Skills : Isolation Precautions, Wound Care / Wound Vac. Continuous Bladder Irrigation experience required.

Cerner experience required. Teaching Hospital Experience Preferred. Trauma Level II Experience Preferred.

Hospital Highlights

Type of Facility : Acute Care Hospital

Magnet / Teaching / Level Trauma (if applicable) : Level II Trauma center.

Total Staffed Beds : 372 staffed beds.

Scrub Color : Royal blue

Charting : Cerner

Parking Cost : parking permit required, no cost. Will fill out form during orientation

COVID-19 Vaccine (Facility Guideline) : Not Required

Flu Vaccine (Facility Guideline) : Required - Medical / Religious Exemptions Only

Unit : 6150-SURGICAL NURSING SERVICE

Epic Travel Staffing :

• Day 1 health insurance coverage and comprehensive benefits options
• 401(k) matching program
• Weekly direct deposit
• Concierge state licensing program for RN and other healthcare modalities in multiple states, including CA
• Industry leading allowances and reimbursements
• Referral program with cash bonuses and additional perks
• Exclusive job openings - Only at Epic
• Epic Elite Program - Priority status at top facilities and exclusive loyalty bonuses

To apply for this job or other Epic Travel Staffing jobs, we invite you to apply now, call a recruiter today at 800-917-5055 or email us at [email protected] .

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