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Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center

Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry - $2,628 per week

Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, NC, United States

    Certification Details
  • Certs: BLS, ACLS, NIH
    Job Details
  • RTO after booking is not allowed and is not allowed to be worked out onsite. Any call offs or additional RTO on unit could possibly turn into a cancel and DNR.
  • Ratios: 1:6 for floor for surgical/medicine inpatient patients.
  • Shift: 12 HR NIGHTS; 36 or 48 hours accepted. If 48, then no OT billed until after 48 hours.
  • Unit will accept contracts from 13 weeks+ up to March 15, 2025 (hard stop) to get the unit through the holidays!!
  • RTO: 7 days MAX
  • Float Requirement: when needed to like units
  • Weekend Requirement: every other weekend
  • Contract staff will be assigned and expected to work a Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team. Contract staff may be required to report to work during a catastrophic event, mass casualty or disaster.
  • Consolidation to the Centralized Office mid contract may occur and the contract staff may be preassigned to units as needed
  • PATIENT DIAGNOSES: Wide range of patient diagnoses that have had or plan to have surgery or involved in a trauma: Cellulitis, Appendicitis, Cholecystitis, Diverticulitis, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Gun Shots, Stabbings, Falls, Various Cancers, Kidney Stones, Bowel Obstruction, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Limb Ischemia, Hernia, Gangrene
  • SPECIAL PROCEDURES/UNIT DETAILS: Wide range of any inpatient surgical procedure, as well as trauma: Cholecystectomy, Appendectomy, Hernia Repair, TURP, Ostomy Creation or Closure, Wound Debridement, Tumor Removal, Kidney Stone Removal, Amputations, Fem Pop Bypass
  • SPECIAL EQUIPMENT: Wound Vacs, Chest Tubes, NG tube/Corpak, JP Drains, Hemovac Drains, Penrose Drains
  • UNIT SYSTEMS (Medication, Documentation, Communication): Pyxis, EPIC, SBAR
    Job Requirements
  • Minimum Years of Experience: Must have 2 years of surgical unit experience
  • Traveler Experience: Travel experience is preferred by not required
  • Locals Accepted/Rate Difference: Yes
  • Required Skills: Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, use of Rapid Response Teams, Blood Product Administration, Central line care/management, Peripheral Line Care/Management, Surgical drains, Nasal Cannula, Non-invasive airway management, Isolation Precautions, Wound Care/Wound Vac
  • Preferred Skills: titrate cardiac drips, titrate vasoactive drips, Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleur-evac
    Schedule Information
  • Shift: 12 HR NIGHTS; 36 or 48 hours accepted
  • If 48, then no OT billed until after 48 hours.
  • RTO: 7 days MAX
  • Scheduling Type: Schedule as needed as needed
  • Unit Orientation: 2 Days of hospital orientation, 24 hours of floor training
  • Float Requirement: when needed to like units
  • Weekend Requirement: every other weekend
    Unit Specific Information
  • Combination acuity unit: Adult medical surgical and surgical stepdown.
  • MUST Pass EKG Testing prior to start for this specialty.