Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry - $2,033 per week Job Listing at CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy in Omaha, NE (Job ID 4823496-2024-10-28)

Description

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.
• The shift will be twelve hours, 13-26 Week Contracts, 36-48 hour guarantee's.

Job Requirements
• ACLS Preferred, BLS

Schedule Information
• 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
• 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 RNs 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 RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors?: Tele techs will interpret, RNs should have some tele awareness.
• Shifts: 0630-1900, 1830-0700.
• Scrub Color/Dress Code/Scrubs Provided?: RNs: Navy Blue
• How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation?: 2 days

Additional Details
• Charge RN for MedSurg.
• 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, Burmese.
• 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.