Certification Details
- Certifications: BLS required, ACLS preferred
Job Details
- Facility in Eastern Nebraska is looking for several traveling Med-Surg nurses. The hospital is looking for both day and night shift coverage.
Job Requirements
- ACLS Preferred, BLS
- Candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity.
Schedule Information
- Shift will be twelve hours, 13-26 Week Contacts, 36-48 hour guarantee's
- Shifts & Scheduling: 0630-1900, 1830-0700
- Travelers will be scheduled
- Approve a limited amount of block scheduling
- Weekend Requirements: Every other weekend
- Holiday Requirements: 1 major, 1 minor
- Floating Requirements: Yes to other medical surgical areas or units with MedSurg patients waiting for a MedSurg bed
Additional Details
- Department: Med Tele / Ortho RN - 4th Floor North & South
- # of Beds: 55
- Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:5-6
- 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
- Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift? Does the charge nurse take an assignment?: Yes
- 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 interpret, RNs should have some tele awareness
- Scrub Color/Dress Code/Scrubs Provided?: RNs: Navy Blue
- How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation?: 2 days
- Additional Notes: 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
- RTO needed upfront (7 or less days per 13 week contract). Additional RTO will not be approved, including after submissions.