Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg - $1,571 per week at Valley Regional Medical Center
Brownsville, TX 78520
About the Job
- BLS
- State Licensure for Texas as Registered Nurse
Certification Details
- M/S Unit Information: Bed Capacity is 32, with 40 employees including a Director, Manager, CN's, Staff RN's, LVN's, Nurse Aides, and Unit Secretaries. Day Shift consists of CN and 3-5 staff nurses depending on census, along with 2-3 nurse aides and a Unit Secretary, while Night Shift has similar staffing. Patient Ratios are 6-7 patients per nurse with 2-3 nurses depending on census. Equipment includes PCA pumps, and IV pumps. EMR system is in use.
Job Details
- Med-Surg experience.
- Minimum of 2 years recent hospital experience.
- Preferred skills include: Surgical experience; bilingual candidates are preferred though it is not mandatory; familiarity with Meditech.
Job Requirements
- Typical procedures performed include admissions, discharges, transfers, wound care, IV's, blood administration, collecting of specimens, and medication administration.
Schedule Information
- Unit guidelines, awards, and recognitions can be attached or provided through links to videos featuring the department. The unit is competitive and equipped with new technology, experienced staff, and schedule options.
Unit Specific Information
- Dress Code: Scrub Color - Royal Blue; Only scrub jackets in white or royal blue may be used; no outside jackets. The unit has achieved awards such as over 500 days free of any CAUTIs, and CLABSIs, and was named as Unit of Distinction in 2017.
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