Job Description
Job Title: Med-surg RN
Shift: Nights (1900-0730) rotating weekends
Location: Albany, OR 97321
Pay Rate: $2088 to $2335
Start Date: 06/27/2025
Job Type: Contract (13 Weeks)
Company Overview: At MedCadre, we connect exceptional healthcare professionals with world-class career
opportunities while upholding the highest standards of ethics, fairness, and integrity. As a Joint Commission–
accredited leader in healthcare staffing, we ensure trust and peace of mind for both our clinicians and partner facilities.
Position Summary:
- We are seeking a highly capable medical-surgical nurse to join our team. In this role, you will be providing bedside care for pre-and post-surgery patients, monitoring vital signs, and administering prescribed medications.
- To ensure success, medical-surgical nurses should possess extensive knowledge of various health conditions and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. An outstanding medical-surgical nurse will be someone whose expertise translates into exceptional patient care.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care plans in consultation with healthcare professionals.
- Evaluating medical information, as well as providing direct and individualized bedside nursing care to pre-and post-surgery patients.
- Preparing, administering and recording prescribed medications.
- Changing dressings, inserting catheters, and starting IVs.
- Adjusting specialized medical equipment as needed, as well as interpreting and recording measurements.
- Monitoring patients’ vitals and reporting adverse reactions to medications in a timely manner.
- Collaborating on discharge planning with the healthcare team.
- Answering questions and educating patients and their families on surgical procedures and post-surgery care.
- Maintaining and updating patient files, medical charts, and health records.
- Adhering to best nursing practices, standards, and protocols.