Travel Med Tele RN - $1,742 per week

Thrive Staffing is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg / Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Concord, North Carolina.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg / Telemetry
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

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Facility Overview

- 457 licensed beds
- Trauma Level III
- Teaching Hospital
- Chest Pain Center
- Stroke Center of Excellence
- Bariatric Center of Excellence

Unit Information

• Beds: 32
• Minimum Years of Experience required: 18 months Med/Tele RN experience
• First-time traveler acceptance: Yes

Patient Types/Common Diagnoses

• Small bowel obstructions
• General surgery cases (colectomy, colon/small bowel resections, nephrectomy, hysterectomy, mastectomy, appendectomy, cholecystectomy, hernia repairs, splenectomy, thyroidectomy)
• Kidney stones
• Pneumothorax
• Bariatric surgery
• Rib fractures
• Hip fractures
• Joint replacements
• Cellulitis

Patient Ratios

RN: 1:4-6; surge times could be 1:7-8

Required Licenses and Certifications

• BLS
• ACLS
• NIHSS

Skills Required

• Trach care
• Chest tube management
• PIV starts
• NG tube placement and care
• Ostomy care
• Drain management
• Wound care
• Continuous bladder irrigation
• Tube feeding
• Cardiac rhythm interpretation

Support within the Department

• Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA): Yes, NA+ 4
• No receptionist
• Charge nurse available 24/7
• Phlebotomy: 24/7 for peripheral blood draws
• IV/VAT Team available
• Resource Nurse as staffing allows
• Respiratory Therapy (RT) available 24/7
• Hospitalists: 24/7
• Intensivists: 24/7
• Telemetry monitoring technician available (remote)

Technology and Equipment

• Electronic Medical Record (EMR): EPIC
• IV Pump: BD Alaris
• Medication Dispensing: Omnicell
• Monitors: Masimo, remote telemetry

Floating Policy

Travel nurses may float to other nursing units based on patient care needs and staffing demands. Adaptability and clinical flexibility are required when floating to other units. Assignments may include MedSurg in ICU, MedSurg holds in ED, and similar based on need.

Travel nurses will be required to float to multiple locations within the region as needed, always remaining within their scope of practice.

Orientation and Scheduling

• Orientation: New Employee Orientation (NEO) followed by 2 days of departmental orientation
• Weekend rotation: Every other weekend
• No call required
• Holiday Expectations: Travelers will work 75% of holidays
• Requested Time Off (RTO): Approval for up to 6 days off, excluding holidays, with a requirement to add time to the end of the contract if contracted hours are not met
• Schedule cycle: Every 6 weeks

Additional Information

• Scrub Color: Navy
• Parking: Free

Thrive Staffing Job ID #19175299. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: RN:Med/Tele,19:00:00-07:00:00

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