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Chandler Regional Medical Center

Travel Nurse RN - Orthopedics - $1,359 per week Job at Chandler Regional Medical

Chandler Regional Medical Center, Sun Lakes, AZ, US


Certification Details Required certifications: ACLS BLS An ONS Chemo Provider Card is preferred, not necessarily the ONCC (certification). Job Details Specialty: MedSurg/Ortho C5 Nurse:Patient Ratios: 4:1 (with 2-3 PCTs on day shift) Job Requirements Minimum 2 years of experience - must be recent, within the past 6 months. Travelers will need to pass a dysrhythmia exam prior to start (with 2 max attempts). There is also a pass/fail Sim Lab on day one of orientation (study guides will be provided with first day instructions. Experience or 'Must have' skills: strong post-op assessment and time management skills - high patient turnover unit Schedule Information Shifts & Scheduling: self-scheduling. Weekend Requirement: 4 weekend shifts per 4 week schedule period. Holiday Requirement: there is a holiday rotation schedule. Is there Call or a Standby requirement: standby (monitored by our central staffing). Unit Specific Information Unit: MS/Ortho Beds: 32 Common diagnoses/Types of patients: post-op: colorectal, urological, bariatric, hepatobiliary, hysterectomy, breast recon, etc. AND Chemo/Oncology patients Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios: Yes - day shift only. Usually have 12-14 patients each RT Equipment (i.e., Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, vents, etc.): Cpap, high flow for palliative care patients only Scrub Color/Dress Code/Scrubs provided? navy blue Unit/Department specific orientation: Yes - 2 shifts with a preceptor Additional Details Are RNs required to titrate drips? No Common titratable &/or set rate drips: PCAs Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Charge nurse does not take assignment, but may have to help administer chemo on/off the unit Floating Requirements? Yes, to other med/surg/tele units Our unit is also equipped/prepped to admit appropriate patients to hall/overflow space and may need to prep some rooms to 'double-bunk'