Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry
Macon, GA
Connected Health Care
4x12 hrs, Days, Nights
Referral Bonus

Travel/Contract Medical/Surgical/Telemetry Registered Nurse

4x12 Day or Night shift available | Up to $2900/week | Start Dec or Jan

About Facility:
o 777 Hemlock St, Macon, GA 31201
o 637 Licensed Beds
o Level 1 Trauma Designation
o Teaching Hospital
o Chest Pain Center
o Stroke Center
Unit Information:
o Beds: Each Med Surg unit has 20-36 beds
o Minimum Years of Experience required? 2 years Med/Tele RN exp
o Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes
Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:
o Med surg / Telemetry - all inpatient med surg units
Patient Ratios:
o RN: 1:4-6
o LPN: 1:4-6
o CNA: up to 1:14
Required License, National Certification, Certs (BLS, ACLS, etc.), or other position specific requirements such as Driver's License and/or Insurance:
o BLS required
o ACLS preferred - traveler will be required to pass and EKG competency exam during onboarding
o Certification in med surg is a plus
Skills required:
o Trach chare, chest tube management, PIV starts, glucometer,
o Common drips: Insulin drips, Heparin drips, drips to titrate to HR not BP
Support within the Department:
o CNA - will assist with Vitals, blood glucose checks, baths, bed changes, feeding if need, patient safety attendant; walk pts, turn pts
o Unit Secretary: on unit 7a-11p; then house wide call secretary 11p-7a
o Charge nurse: Yes
o Phlebotomy? Most units are lab collect phlebotomy; RNs draw off of CVLs
o IV/VAT Team? Not an IV team - do have a PICC team
o Resource Nurse? Yes, we have discharge nurses, Resource team floats to all units
o RT 24/7
o Hospitalist 24/7
o Intensivist 24/7
o Telemetry monitoring/tech? Central telemetry unit
Technology/Equipment:
o EMR: EPIC
o IV Pump: Alaris
o Med dispensing: Pyxis
o Monitors: Phillips
o Unit specific equipment: VS3 vital sign monitors, Nova Glucose Stat Strips,
Floating: If yes, where?
o Travelers are utilized in a float pool capacity - will be required to float to all Med/Tele units in house, as needed
Orientation (facility and unit) :
o 1 day orientation with work on educational modules
o 2 days departmental
Other notes:
o Scrub Color: RN- Navy; LPN- Ceil Blue
o Parking: Free? Have free parking around campus or can pay to park in parking decks
o Unit Culture: Busy; Team Oriented