Neuro Med-Surg Tele RN
Baltimore, MD
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Neuro Med-Surg Tele Registered Nurse

Overview

• Travel/Contract role in Baltimore, Maryland
• 3x12s, 7:00 PM–7:30 AM
• 36 hours per week
• Patient ratio: 1:5
• Locals accepted
• First-timers accepted
• Travelers can and will float to other units based on hospital needs, including Med-Surg and Med-Surg/Telemetry units within scope
• Every other weekend and holiday required
• Every other winter and summer holiday required; no RTO is approved for those holidays
• The system will auto-approve 14 days or less of RTO
• No RTO on hard-to-fill days like Easter, Mother’s Day, and Father’s Day
• Block scheduling is not accommodated
• Cerner is the charting system
• Navy blue scrubs

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Maryland
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Med Surg / Telemetry (2 years of experience)
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience within the last year
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• TNCC - Trauma Nursing Core Course
• NIHSS
• Experience working with Spinal Cord Injury patients
• Experience working with Neuro Trauma patients
• Experience with feeding tubes
• Experience with surgical drain, wound care/wound VAC
• Pre/post-hemodialysis care
• Renal-failure experience
• CVA/acute stroke care
• Pre/post-neurosurgery experience
• Experience with traumatic brain injury

Required Certifications

• Basic EKG testing through Prophecy Relias, provided by the agency
• Basic EKG assessment must be successfully completed before orientation
• Maryland-approved trauma education
• 8 hours annual stroke CEs
• 4 hours annual trauma-related CEs

Preferred

• Teaching hospital experience
• Level I or Level II trauma experience
• TCRN

Unit Details

• 3 South is a 36-bed Neuro Med-Surg/Telemetry unit
• Certified Stroke Center
• Level IV Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
• Serves as a telemetry overflow unit for other patient populations
• Common diagnoses include CVA, ischemic stroke, epilepsy, seizures, radiculopathy, cervical stenosis, rhabdomyolysis, post-laminectomy, post-ACDF, post-craniotomy, and ETOH withdrawal
• Continuous bedside EEG monitoring, telemetry, and bladder scanning are used on the unit