Medical-Surgical Orthopedic Floor RN
Santa Rosa, CA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Medical Surgical Orthopedic Floor position on the night shift, supporting adult patients undergoing orthopedic and spine procedures, total joint replacements, and multi-trauma care. The role involves managing a patient ratio of approximately 1:5, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, and providing care in a medical-surgical orthopedic setting.

Job Details

• Schedule: Nights, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week; every-other-weekend coverage required.
• Required Qualifications:
  • At least 1 year of experience
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
  • Trauma Level I experience
  • Compact nursing license in hand at submission
  • Ability to care for approximately five patients per assignment
  • Experience with orthopedic surgical patients, spine surgery patients, multi-trauma patients, and medical-surgical overflow
  • Skills in central line care, chest tube management, blood product administration, wound care, telemetry monitoring, oxygen administration, intravenous therapy, feeding tube management, isolation precautions, respiratory support, peripheral line management, peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) management, total joint replacement care, traction, rapid response and code team participation, and substance withdrawal care
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Trauma Level II experience
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient population includes adults receiving orthopedic and spine surgeries, total joint replacements, arthroplasty procedures, and multi-trauma care.
  • The unit supports orthopedic and spine surgery, multi-trauma care, and remote telemetry monitoring.
  • Interdisciplinary support includes physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, pharmacy, transportation, and unit secretarial support.
  • One pre-approved time-off request may be considered.
  • Three of five designated holidays must be worked when applicable.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits