Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry
Battle Creek, MI
Reliant Staffing Solutions/RSS Medical
3x12 hrs, Nights

Job Summary (List Format):

- Start Date: December 15th or 29th preferred
- Availability: Must be available for the first 8 days of assignment
- Holiday Policy: No holiday time off requests; holiday work as needed, subject to manager approval
- Call Requirement: None
- Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
- Float Requirement: May float to other Medical-Surgical (MS), ICU, and ED Waiting areas to care for MS patients
- Experience: Minimum 1.5 years of MedSurg or PCU experience required
- Patient Ratios: Must be comfortable with 1:6 nurse-to-patient ratio
- License/Certification: Michigan RN License, BLS (AHA), and NIHSS required
- Clinical Competencies: Strong post-surgical nursing skills required
- Required Skills:
- Telemetry (remote monitoring)
- Colostomy care
- Feeding tube care/management
- Pre/Post Hemodialysis management
- Accessing ports
- Blood product administration
- Peripheral line care/management
- PICC line management
- Starting IVs
- Heparin and insulin administration
- PCA management
- Surgical drains and chest tubes (Emerson/Pleur-evac)
- High flow nasal cannula (HFNC), nasal cannula, and non-invasive airway management
- Oral suctioning, oxygen face masks, and portable oxygen tank management
- Tracheostomy management
- Isolation precautions
- Wound care and wound vac management