- Required certifications: BLS, EKG certification
- Common titratable &/or set rate drips: heparin, PCAs, morphine drips
Certification Details
- Amazing hospital in Idaho is looking to bring on a Med/Surg RN for a travel assignment.
Job Details
- Must have 2 years of MedSurg experience
- Must have EPIC experience
- Must be able to read and interpret tele
- Must be willing to take students, may precept new travelers
Job Requirements
- Shifts & Scheduling: 12 hours 7-730. Scheduler will schedule travelers- no block scheduling
- Weekend Requirement: 5 weekend shifts in a 6-week period- travelers are utilized to fill in gaps
- Holiday Requirement: yes- if there is a need
Schedule Information
- Unit: MedSurg - 5th Floor
- Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Total joints, ortho-hip fx, spine surgeries-lumbar and cervical; Urology procedures, CBI; General surgeries- choles, bowel resections, complicated mastectomies; GYN overflow-total hysters; Medical overflow-COPD, some behavioral health, sepsis, infections
- Experience or 'Must have' skills detailed in job requirements
- How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation: 3 days of general orientation including EPIC training and meeting with educator, will also have online modules to complete prior to start of assignment. 2 shifts on unit with a preceptor
Unit Specific Information
- RN to patient ratios: 1:5 occasional 1:6-very rarely happens
- Are RNs required to titrate drips: No
- Is there Call or a Standby requirement: n/a
- Floating Requirements: Will float between MedSurg 5, MedSurg 6, and a 9 bed overflow unit. Can also go to any like units in the system
- Scrub Color/Dress Code: Any color as long as clean and professional
Additional Details