Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry
Macon, GA
TalentBurst, Inc
3x12 hrs

Registered Nurse – Med Surg / Telemetry
Location: Macon, GA
Contract Length: 13 Weeks
Weekly Hours: 36 Hours
Shift: Night Shift (7:00 PM – 7:00 AM)

Position Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Med-Surg/Telemetry Registered Nurse to join the client in Macon, GA. These units focus on decompressing the Emergency Department and supporting specialty areas across the hospital while providing high-quality care to adult and geriatric patients. The ideal candidate will have strong Med/Tele clinical experience, excellent assessment skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced hospital environment.


Education:

Graduate from an accredited School of Professional Nursing.

Certification / License:
Valid, active unencumbered Nursing license.
BLS required.
ACLS required.

Work Experience:

2 years of nursing experience in specialty area required.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

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 within the organization.
Computerized access to PHI for this job has been determined as described above and is
controlled via user ID and password.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions
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, touch. Finger dexterity.
Critical thinking and ability to concentrate. Must be able to respond quickly to changes in patient and/or unit conditions.
 On Call, Call Back Requirements:- NoneWeekend Rotation:- 6 shifts on a 6 week schedule (6 out of 12 shiftsHoliday Requirements- Travelers will work 75% of holidaysFloating Requirements to all med surg / telemetry units

● 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

o Common diagnoses include but are not limited to:

▪ Patients with acute or chronic disease

▪ Co-morbidities common to med-surg population: diabetes, hypertension, infections, electrolytes imbalances, etc.

▪ Cardiac patients: post-cath, CHF, a-fib

▪ Post surgical: General, Ortho, Trauma

● Patient Ratios:

o RN: 1:4-6

● Required License, National Certification, Certs (BLS, ACLS, etc.), or other position specific requirements such as Driver's 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 and IV maintenance, glucommander, strong assessment and time management skills, care coordination with interdisciplinary team, discharge planning knowledge, patient education

o Tele skills (required): monitoring and interpreting cardiac rhythms, post-cath, TR bands, post-cath groin site management (no sheath pulls)

o Drips (required): insulin, heparin, Cardizem, amiodarone, milrinone, Digoxin, nicardipine. Could titrate drips for HR but not for BP

● 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: may or may not have patients

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, and the Resource team floats to all units

o RT 24/7

o Hospitalist 24/7

o Intensivist 24/7

o Telemetry monitoring/tech? Central telemetry unit

● 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

● Scheduling:

o Weekend rotation: 5-6 weekend shifts out of 12 (on a 6-week schedule)

o No call

o Holiday Expectations: work one shift of each major holiday (Thanksgiving Day or day after 12/24 or 12/25 12/31 or 1/1)

o RTO Requests: MUST go through Manager for approval

o Shift times: 12-hour shifts

▪ 7A-7P or 7P-7A

o Schedule cycle: every 6 weeks

● 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

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