Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry
Macon, GA
Lamb Staffing
3x12 hrs, Nights
Relocation Bonus

RN - MedSurg/Tele ● About Facility: o 777 Hemlock St, Macon, GA 31201 o 637 Licensed Beds o Level 1 Trauma Designation o Teaching Hospital o Chest Pain Center o Stroke Center ● Unit Information: o Beds: Each Med Surg unit has 20-36 beds o Minimum Years of Experience required? 2 years Med/Tele RN exp o Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes ● Patient Types/Common Diagnoses: o Med surg / Telemetry - all inpatient med surg units ● Patient Ratios: o RN: 1:4-6 o LPN: 1:4-6 o CNA: up to 1:14 ● Required License, National Certification, Certs (BLS, ACLS, etc.), or other position specific requirements such as Drivers License and/or Insurance: o BLS required o ACLS preferred - traveler will be required to pass and EKG competency exam during onboarding o Certification in med surg is a plus ● Skills required: o Trach chare, chest tube management, PIV starts, glucometer, o Common drips: Insulin drips, Heparin drips, drips to titrate to HR not BP, MUST BE PROFICIENT IN ALL CARDIAC DRIPS. . ● Support within the Department: o CNA - will assist with Vitals, blood glucose checks, baths, bed changes, feeding if need, patient safety attendant; walk pts, turn pts o Unit Secretary: on unit 7a-11p; then house wide call secretary 11p-7a o Charge nurse: Yes o Phlebotomy? Most units are lab collect phlebotomy; RNs draw off of CVLs o IV/VAT Team? Not an IV team - do have a PICC team o Resource Nurse? Yes, we have discharge nurses, Resource team floats to all units o RT 24/7 o Hospitalist 24/7 o Intensivist 24/7 ● Technology/Equipment: o EMR: EPIC o IV Pump: Alaris o Med dispensing: Pyxis o Monitors: Phillips o Unit specific equipment: VS3 vital sign monitors, Nova Glucose Stat Strips, ● Floating: If yes, where? o Travelers are utilized in a float pool capacity - will be required to float to all Med/Tele units in house, as needed ● Orientation (facility and unit): o 1 day orientation with work on educational modules o 2 days departmental ● Other notes: o Scrub Color: RN- Navy; LPN- Ceil Blue o Parking: Free? Have free parking around campus or can pay to park in parking decks o Unit Culture: Busy; Team Oriented