Certification Details
- BLS required
- ACLS preferred
- Required Certifications : BLS, ACLS preferred
Job Details
- Facility in Eastern Nebraska is looking for several traveling Med-Surg nurses
- For more information please contact us here at Medical Solutions
Job Requirements
Traveling Med-Surg nurses for day and night shift coverage
Schedule Information
- Day and night shift coverage
- Shift will be twelve hours
- 13-26 Week Contracts
- 36-48 hour guarantees
- Shifts & Scheduling : 0630-1900, 1830-0700
- Travelers will be scheduled
- Will approve a limited amount of block scheduling
- Weekend Requirements : Every other weekend
- Holiday Requirements : 1 major, 1 minor
- Floating Requirements : Yes to other medical surgical areas or units with MedSurg patients waiting for a MedSurg bed
Unit Specific Information
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?
- Additional Notes : This unit typically has multiple discharged 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
Additional Details
- ACLS Preferred
- Department : Med Tele / Ortho RN - 4th Floor North & South
- Nurse Aids / Patient Care 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
- Scrub Color / Dress Code / Scrubs Provided : RNs : Navy Blue
- How many shifts of unit / department specific orientation? : 2 days
- Have mechanical lifts in every other room, Big focus on hourly rounding and responsiveness
- Radius Rule : 50 miles AND candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and / or Dignity
- RTO needed upfront (7 or less days per 13 week contract)
- Additional RTO will not be approved, including after submissions
14 days ago