Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry
Rochester, NY
Med Ninjas
3x12 hrs, Nights

Job Summary (MS/Tele RN) – Unity Hospital

- Mandatory Skills: Competency in phlebotomy and IV placement required
- Position/Specialty: Medical-Surgical/Telemetry Registered Nurse
- Patient Ratios:
- Day/Evening: 5:1 (may stretch to 6-7:1)
- Night: 6-7:1 (may stretch to 8-10:1 if staff shortages)
- Support Staff: Patient Care Technicians (PCTs) assist with vital signs, blood glucose, EKGs, and ADLs
- Experience Required: Minimum 1 year RN experience
- First-time Travelers: Accepted
- Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
- Certifications Required: BLS (Basic Life Support)
- On-Call Requirement: None
- Floating Requirement: Must float within scope to similar units (ED boarders, stable ICU, MedSurg, acute brain injury)
- Block Scheduling: Attempted but not guaranteed
- Local Candidates: Not accepted (must live 75+ miles away)
- Pending License: Not accepted
- Time Off Restrictions: No more than 1 week off per contract
- Special Skills/Requirements:
- MS/Tele experience
- Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
- Use of Rapid Response Teams
- Peripheral line care/management
- Oxygen therapy (nasal cannula, face masks, portable tanks)
- Non-invasive airway management
- Isolation precautions
- Common Patient Diagnoses: Cardiac, pulmonary, pain, GI, infection, unmanaged diabetes mellitus
- Special Equipment Used: Bladder scanners, telemetry, EKG machines, lifepacks
- Charting System: Epic (preferred)
- Uniform: Navy and white scrubs (any combination)

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