Medical-Surgical Float RN
Fort Wayne, IN
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Medical Surgical Float Position. This acute-care role provides comprehensive medical-surgical nursing care for a diverse patient population with chronic, neurological, infectious, gastrointestinal, and behavioral health conditions. The position involves assessments, care planning, interdisciplinary communication, electronic health record documentation, medication and infusion management, and support for a variety of procedures.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shift, 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Three weekend shifts are required every four weeks.
• Required Qualifications:
  • At least 1.5 years of Level I, Level II, or tertiary-care experience
  • At least 1 year of Medical-Surgical experience in a facility with 450 or more beds
  • Indiana or compact Registered Nurse license
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)
• Additional Information:
  • Provides care for patients with conditions including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, congestive heart failure, end-stage renal disease, pancreatitis, gastrointestinal bleeding, infections, stroke, dementia, traumatic brain injuries, depression, anxiety, and substance abuse.
  • Performs general medical-surgical nursing responsibilities, including patient assessments, care planning, interdisciplinary communication, intravenous therapy, wound-vacuum management, feeding-tube and chest-tube care, and management of heparin and insulin infusions.
  • Supports patients undergoing procedures such as colonoscopies, thoracentesis, paracentesis, bronchoscopy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, incision and drainage, biopsies, and amputations.
  • Typical patient ratios are 1 nurse to 56 patients.
  • Uses electronic health record documentation, intravenous pumps, feeding pumps, telemetry monitoring, blood glucose monitoring, sequential compression devices, and heating or cooling pads.
  • Supplemental staff complete a general orientation, nursing orientation, and electronic health record training before beginning the assignment.

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