Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry - $2,538 per week

Certification Details Required certifications: BLS, ACLS Are RNs required to titrate drips?: No Common titratable &/or set rate drips: n/a Telemetry: chest pain RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, BiPap, etc): Care for stable c-pap or bi-pap patients Is there tele on this unit? Monitor Techs? RNs read strips? Yes. We have Remote Monitor Techs. RNs do need to be able to Read their Tele strips Job Details Hospital in central AZ in need of travel support in their Med Surg Tele and Multi Care unit. Qualified candidates and individuals interested in a unique travel opportunity can learn more Job Requirements Experience or 'Must have' skills: Will need to be able to read and interpret telemetry. May be asked to precept nursing students. Dysrhythmia exam on hire. Minimum of 1 year in MedSurg, prefer candidates with experience in telemetry. Must be willing to care for both MST/PCU patients Schedule Information Shifts & Scheduling: 12-hour shifts, 0700/1900 – 1930/0730 Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend, Friday and Saturday for Nights, Saturday and Sunday for dayshift. Holiday Requirement: Holiday rotation to distribute holidays fairly Is there a call or standby requirement?: If low census, staff rotates standby turns. Travelers may or may not be in rotation for low census depending on contract. Floating Requirements: Float into our Multi Care Unit & Pediatric unit to care for adult MST, also float to our West Campus MedSurg Tele. Unit Specific Information of beds: 30 (we have three 10-bed units) Ratios: 1:5-6 Common diagnoses/Types of patients Surgical: total hip & knee replacement, small bowel resection, hysterectomy, exploratory lap. Medical: MRSA, C-diff infections, suicide attempt, drug or alcohol withdrawal, COPD, pneumonia, COVID Charge Nurse/House Supervisor: Charge RN manages 50 inpatient beds that include MST, PEDS, & our Acuity Adaptable MCU unit which admits ICU/PCU/MST Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios: NAs take 10-15 patients. If no NA RN takes 3 patients and Provides primary care. Additional Details Scrub Color/Dress Code: Currently can wear any scrub color except camouflage Unit/Department specific orientation: Attend hospital orientation, unit orientation based on experience.