Travel Medical-Surgical RN
Tyler, TX
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse Travel/Contract Position

Location: Tyler, Texas
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Details

• Specialty: Registered Nurse (RN)
• Required Experience: Minimum 2 years in specialty
• Prior Travel Experience: Required (1st time travelers not accepted)
• Patient Ratios: 1:6
• Unit Beds: 36
• Float Requirement: Must float to units of equal or lesser acuity
• Weekend Shifts: Half of scheduled shifts are weekends

Required Skills

• Med/Surg, MS/Telemetry
• Colostomy care
• Feeding tube management
• Pre/post hemodialysis management
• Renal failure care
• Accessing ports
• Blood product administration
• Central line blood draws
• Peripheral line management
• Phlebotomy
• PICC line management
• Starting IVs
• Heparin administration
• PCA management
• Care for spinal cord injuries and traumatic brain injury
• Ortho trauma and total joint replacements
• Surgical drains management
• HFNC, nasal cannula, oral suctioning, oxygen face masks, portable oxygen tanks
• Tracheostomy management
• Wound care

Certifications

• Required: BLS
• Preferred: NIH Stroke Certification, ACLS
• Other certifications as applicable: PALS, NRP, CHEMO, TNCC, CPI, Management of Assaultive Behavior (MAB)

Documentation & Compliance Requirements

• EPIC documentation system experience required
• Background checks including 7-year history, education verification, and various federal/state checks
• Drug screening (10-panel) within 90 days of start
• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• Fit mask test within 1 year of start (annual renewal required)
• Immunizations and titers required:

  • Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap (within 10 years)
  • Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 1 year
  • Measles, Mumps, Rubella (positive titer or 2 vaccines)
  • Hepatitis B (positive titer, series, or declination)
  • Varicella (positive titer, 2 vaccines, or documented history)
  • Seasonal flu vaccination or approved exemption (required during flu season)
  • COVID-19 vaccination or approved medical/religious exemption (declinations not accepted)

Additional Information

• Local travelers from specified counties are not accepted
• Half of scheduled shifts will be weekend shifts
• Must be willing to float to other units of equal or lesser acuity

This position is ideal for experienced travel RNs with orthopedic and med/surg skills who meet the certification and documentation requirements and have prior travel experience.