Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry - $2,046 per week at Health Creighton University Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68197
About the Job
- BLS required
- ACLS preferred
Certification Details
- Facility in Eastern Nebraska is looking for several traveling Med-Surg nurses. The hospital is looking for both day and night shift coverage. The shift will be twelve hours, 13-26 Week Contacts, 36-48 hour guarantee's.
Job Details
- Department: Med Tele / Ortho RN - 4th Floor North & South
- Common diagnosis / Types of patients: MedSurg/Tele- joint replacements, fractures, colon resections, COPD exacerbation, prostatectomy, cellulitis, sepsis, ortho trauma, GI bleeds, pneumonia, failure to thrive
- Are RN's required to titrate drips?: Heparin, lidocaine, and ketamine
- Common titratable &/or set rate drips: PCA pumps
- Shifts & Scheduling: SELF SCHEDULING
- Weekend Requirements: Every other weekend
- Holiday Requirements: 2-3 Holidays from Thanksgiving to New Years
- Floating Requirements: Yes to other medical surgical areas or units with MedSurg patients waiting for a MedSurg bed
- Scrub Color/Dress Code/Scrubs Provided?: RNs: Navy Blue
- How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation?: 2 days
Job Requirements
- The shift will be twelve hours
- Will approve a limited amount of block scheduling
Schedule Information
- Are there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit? Ratios? Duties?: Yes- 1:10-20
- Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RN's required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors?: Tele techs will
- This unit typically has multiple discharged and admissions in one day- a nurse is successful on this unit when they can manage the business of the day, have good attendance, are a team player, friendly, compassionate, and cares about patients first
- Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift? Does the charge nurse take an assignment?: Yes
Unit Specific Information
- Have mechanical lifts in every other room
- Big focus on hourly rounding and responsiveness
- This unit typically has multiple discharged and admissions in one day- a nurse is successful on this unit when they can manage the business of the day, have good attendance, are a team player, friendly, compassionate, and cares about patients first
- They serve patients of all cultures on this unit including Spanish, Karen, Burmeese
- Radius Rule: 50 miles
- RTO needed upfront (7 or less days per 13 week contract). Additional RTO will not be approved, including after submissions
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