Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg - $2,211 per week

Tact Staff is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Uniontown, Pennsylvania.

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
• ALL SUBMITTALS MUST INCLUDE A UNEXPIRED COPY OF THE CANDIDATES DRIVES LICENSE*

Unit"1W MedSurg : (Cost Center 3427)

2E MedSurg : (Cost Center 3424) "

beds"1W MedSurg 28-Beds (all private)

2E MedSurg 29-Beds (all private)

NOTE : 2E MedSurg includes 2N & 2S but they refer to entire area of 2E as all one big unit "

CertsBLS is the only required certification

Ratios1 : 6-7

Charge Nurse / House SupervisorThey have a Clinical Manager Mon-Sat who acts as both charge nurse & nurse manager. They don't take patients unless the census is >

24 then they will take patients. Nights has a resource nurse who takes a full patient assignment.

Nurse AidesBoth 1W & 2E will each have 2 CNA's on Days but no CNA's on nights

Weekend RequirementEOW - Sat / Sun are weekend shifts for both Days or Nights. They are required to work 2 Fridays per schedule.

Most staff group their Friday with their weekend shifts, working Fri / Sat / Sun to get it out of the way

HolidaysWork into the perm staff holiday rotation

Scrub ColorNavy Blue - jackets (if worn) must also be navy blue

TeleThey can have patients on remote tele but there are no monitors on this unit. Tele patients are monitored remotely by the monitor tech on the 3rd floor

Nurse's Read Strips?No

Drips Heparin & possibly MSO4 for comfort measures, but no cardiac gtts

VentsBipap, Cpap, High Flow - all managed per RT

Shifts"RN's - All 12's : 7a-7 : 30p; 7p-7 : 30a

CNA's - Only 8's : 6 : 00am - 2 : 30pm & 2pm - 10 : 30pm

They allow self-scheduling & blocked schedules as long as needs of the units are met "

FloatingOnly floating would be to other MedSurg units

Floor specific orientation1 shift w / a preceptor

Common diagnosis / Types of patients"1W : Mainly post surgicals & ortho

2E : Mainly MedSurg, pneumonia, dialysis, palliative care, hospice, end of life, chemo (volume for inpatient chemo is fairly low).

The director & manager administer chemo. Currently any COVID patients are also housed on this unit on one of the hallways - classified as 'dirty'.

Clean' patients are housed on a different hallway. Could be assigned to both 'clean' & 'dirty' patients at the same time.

MUST be comfortable with this. "

Tact Medical Staffing Job ID #490483. 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.

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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.

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