Travel Nurse RN - Orthopedics - $2,368 per week

Company: Health Creighton University Medical Center
Location: Omaha
Posted on: October 30, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• BLS required
• ACLS preferred
• Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS preferred
  • Job Details
  • Facility in Eastern Nebraska is looking for several traveling Med-Surg nurses
  • For more information please contact us here at Medical Solutions
    • Job Requirements
    • Traveling Med-Surg nurses for day and night shift coverage
      • Schedule Information
      • Day and night shift coverage
      • Shift will be twelve hours
      • 13-26 Week Contracts
      • 36-48 hour guarantees
      • Shifts & Scheduling: 0630-1900, 1830-0700
      • Travelers will be scheduled
      • Will 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
        • Unit Specific Information
        • # 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?
        • Additional Notes: This unit typically has multiple discharged and admissions in one day- a nurse is successful on this unit when they can manage the busyness 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, Burmese
          • Additional Details
          • ACLS Preferred
          • Department: Med Tele / Ortho RN - 4th Floor North & South
          • Nurse Aids/Patient Care 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
          • Have mechanical lifts in every other room, Big focus on hourly rounding and responsiveness
          • Radius Rule: 50 miles AND candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity
          • RTO needed upfront (7 or less days per 13 week contract)
          • Additional RTO will not be approved, including after submissions

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