Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry
Winston-Salem, NC
TalentBurst, Inc
3x12 hrs, Nights

Job Title RN - MedSurg/Tele
Location- Winston-Salem, NC 27157

• About Facility
  • 885 licensed beds
  • Level 1 Trauma Designation
  • Teaching Hospital: Yes, Academic Medical Center
  • Chest Pain Center
  • Stroke Center
• Unit Information:
  • Beds: 24
  • Minimum Years of Experience required? 2 years MST
  • Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes, dependent on experience. Must have a strong background in MST
• Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:
  • General Medicine - DM, GI, Resp, Renal, Wounds/Dressing Changes, chest tubes, trachs, lab draws required
• Patient Ratios:
  • RN: 5-6:1
  • CNA: 8:1
• Required Licensure & Certifications:
  • BLS, ACLS, NIHSS (Resource Team requirement)
• Skills required:
  • Ability to provide direct and indirect patient care, strong interpersonal communication skills, ability to work collaboratively, solid written and oral communication skills, ability to tolerate moderate to high stress levels, and experience reading telemetry strips
  • Chest tubes, traches, PIV starts, drain & tubes, PCA pumps
  • Gtts management – Amiodarone (occasionally), Fentanyl PCA, Ketamine PCA, Dilaudid PCA, Heparin
• Support within the Department:
  • CNA: Duties – Provides basic nursing care to assigned patients and assist RN where needed
  • Receptionist/HUC
  • Charge nurse
  • Phlebotomy
  • IV/VAT Team? No
  • Rapid Response Team
  • RT 24/7
  • Hospitalist 24/7
  • Intensivist 24/7
  • Telemetry monitoring/tech? Centralized Telemetry
• Technology/Equipment:
  • EMR: Epic
  • IV Pump: Alaris
  • Med dispensing: Omnicell
• Floating: Yes, to other MedSurg units
• Orientation (facility and unit):
  • NEO
  • 2 days departmental
• Scheduling:
  • Weekend rotation: every other
  • No call
  • Holiday Expectations: Travelers will work 75% of holidays
  • RTO: Manager approval
  • Shift times: 0630-1900 or 1830-0630
  • Schedule cycle: 6 weeks schedule
• Other notes:
  • Scrub Color: royal blue
  • Parking: Free employee parking
  • Unit Culture: patient centered, highly reliable, and strong teamwork
• 
  JOB SUMMARY
• The RN Clinical Nurse provides comprehensive nursing care through skillful assessment, diagnosis,
• outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation in accordance with facility or
• department policies, procedures, and/or protocols under the supervision of the nursing leader. The RN
• Clinical Nurse assists in maintaining a safe work environment and performs all related job responsibilities
• in a safe manner. The RN Clinical Nurse maintains clinical and professional competency as appropriate
• to the population of patients served.
• A registered nurse's practice is guided by the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive
• Statements.
• 
  ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
• Collects pertinent data and information relative to the healthcare consumer's health or the situation.
• Analyzes the assessment data to determine the actual or potential diagnoses, problem, and issues.
• Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the healthcare consumer or the situation.
• Develops a plan that prescribes strategies to attain expected, measurable outcomes.
• Implements the identified plan, coordinates care delivery, and employs strategies to promote health
• and a safe environment.
• Delegates elements of care to appropriate healthcare workers in accordance with any applicable legal
• or policy parameters or principles.
• Evaluates progress toward attainment of goals and outcomes.
• Practices ethically.
• Practices in a manner that is congruent with cultural diversity and inclusion principles.
• Communicates effectively in all areas of practice.
• Collaborates with healthcare consumers and other key stakeholders in the conduct of nursing
• practice.
• Leads within the professional practice setting and the profession.
• Seeks knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice and promotes futuristic
• thinking.
• Integrates evidence and research findings into practice.
• Contributes to quality nursing practice.
• Evaluates one's own and others' nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and
• guidelines, relevant statutes, rules and regulations.
• Utilizes appropriate resources to plan, provide, and sustain evidence-based nursing services that are
• safe, effective, and fiscally responsible.
• Practices in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.
• Participate in committees, shared governance, or facility decision making activities, developing and
• nurturing research to positively affect clinical outcomes and promotion.
• Models the Atrium Health mission, vision, and value.
• Supports and contributes to the Patient Centered Care Philosophy by understanding that every
• teammate is a Caregiver whose role is to meet the needs of the patient.
• 
  PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
• Work requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, stooping, bending, pushing, and pulling. Must be
• able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies. Must
• speak English in good, understandable terms. Intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, and touch. Finger
• dexterity. Critical thinking and ability to concentrate. Must be able to respond quickly to changes in patient
• and/or unit conditions. Physical Abilities Testing required.
• Additional department specific physical requirements may be identified for unique responsibilities within the
• department by the nurse leader.
• 
  EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE
• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing. BSN preferred. Current Basic Life Support for Healthcare
• Provider status according to American Heart Association.
• Current RN license or temporary license as a Registered Nurse Petitioner in the state in which you work and
• reside or; if declaring a National License Compact (NLC) state as your primary state of residency, meet the
• licensure requirements in your home state; or for Non-National License Compact states, current RN license
• or temporary license as a Registered Nurse Petitioner required in the state where the RN works.
• Additional education, training, certifications, or experience may be required within the department by the
• nurse leader.
• Complies with the requirements for advancement, maintenance, approved certification, and nursing
• education as outlined in Professional Nurse Clinical Advancement Program.
• 
  PATIENT POPULATION SERVED
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and demonstrates the skills and
• competency appropriate to the ages, culture, developmental stages, and special needs of the patient
• population served.
• 
  PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION
• Will limit access to protected health information (PHI) to the information reasonably necessary to do the
• job.
• Will share information only on a need to know basis for work purposes.
• Access to verbal, written and electronic PHI for this job has been determined based on job level and job
• responsibility within the organization. Computerized access to PHI for this job has been determined as
• described above and is controlled via user ID and password.