Travel Nurse RN – Med/Surg – $1,894 per week in Concord, NC

Job Description

Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: RN
Specialty: Medical-Surgical/Telemetry
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: 12-hour Night Shift
Hours per Shift: 36
Experience: Minimum of 2 years Med/Tele experience preferred

License: RN License required
Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS

Must-Have: General Med/Tele skill set, including stroke experience, cardiac rhythm interpretation, tracheostomy care, peripheral intravenous starts, chest tube management, nasogastric tube placement, drain/tube management (Dobhoff, PEG tubes, Hemovac, JP drains, flexiseals, foley insertion/management), and patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump management

Description:
This facility has 457 licensed beds and is a Trauma Level III center.
It functions as a teaching hospital.
It holds designations as a Chest Pain Center and a Stroke Center of Excellence.
It is known for its Bariatric Center of Excellence.
Free employee parking is available.
The department has 23 beds with an average daily census of 21 patients.
A great team environment is fostered with unit activities, including book clubs and Netflix watching clubs.
Patients treated often present with chest pain, stroke rule-outs, syncope, dizziness, and various respiratory illnesses.
The ratio for RNs is 1:4-5, with CNAs on days at a ratio of 1:7 and nights at 1:10.
Support within the department includes a supervisor and charge RN who are free-floating.
A resource team and hospitalists are available 24/7, though not dedicated to this unit specifically.
Phlebotomy is a collaborative effort between RNs and the IV team.
The facility uses an Electronic Medical Record system (EMR) named EPIC.
IV Pumps utilized include Alaris, and medication dispensing is performed using Omnicell.
Traveling between facilities may occur, with time compensated if floating mid-shift.
Orientation consists of two days of departmental training.
Scrub color is navy blue.