Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg - $2,164 per week

Certification Details Required certifications: BLS Are there tele/monitor techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? RN not required to read tele, on-site monitor tech Job Details Specialty: MedSurg Facility: CHI Mercy Health Mercy Medical Center Contract length: 13 weeks Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:5 on Days, 1:6 on Nights Unit/Department specific orientation: 2 12-hour shifts on the unit of orientation Have a lot of new grads and travelers, welcoming team and family feel on unit, option to go perm if a good fit Job Requirements BLS - Basic Life Support Certification Oregon License Required Experience or 'Must have' skills: None okay with first-time travelers Are RNs required to titrate drips?: No Schedule Information Shifts & Scheduling: 12Hr shifts - 0645-1915, 1845-0715 2-week rotation core schedule Manager makes schedule but will consider block scheduling Weekend Requirement: Every other: Days- Sat, Sunday, and Nights- Fri, Sat Holiday Requirement: Every other: Days are Day of, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Years Day, etc. Nights are Eves, Day before Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, NYE etc. Unit Specific Information Unit: MedSurg of Beds: 53 Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Heparin per protocol, antibiotics Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? 1 charge nurse on each shift, with no assignment Are there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit? Ratios? Duties? Yes, 1:9 on Days and 1:11 on Nights, blood sugars, VS, etc RT Equipment: Cpap, occasional Bipap Additional Details The facility is willing to request a 90 Day Emergency License Common diagnoses/Types of patients include Pneumonia, CHF, COPD, Sepsis, COVID, stroke, overflow general surgical, oncology-some implanted radiation