Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry
Garden City, KS
Malone Healthcare - Nursing
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Hiring Process: Candidate Interview Interview with MedSol Clinical Team- No Unit Manager involvement 

Radius: 60 MILES, DL must be submitted 

Floating roles: Travelers are expected to float throughout the zone they are hired into. Each zone covers a 60 mile radius from the zone's city center which is where the 60 mile verbiage comes into play. 

The traveler is responsible for obtaining housing that makes this feasible as the requirement to float throughout the full 60 mile zone applies regardless of where the traveler obtains housing. 

Week of orientation: Please ensure clinicians are in state for week of orientation even if first day modules are completed remotely 

Unit/Department MS-Tele Float What units are included in the float pool 

Mutliple units ranging for General MS-Tele into various specialities from Cardiac, Neuro, Oncology, Rehab, Renal, Bariatrics, Ortho, Trauma, & ED Obs 

Nurse:Patient Ratios 1:5-6 based on acuity

 Required Certifications (i.e., BLS, ACLS?) BLS, ACLS, NIHSS 

Common diagnoses/Types of patients "Population: Adults- Geriatrics Cardiac, Neuro, Ortho, Oncology, Renal, Urology-post surgicals, General Surgery-post appy, Gynecology, Psych/Detox, ENT, General Medicine, stable long term placement patients, and more" Experience or 'Must have' skills "Must have 2 years of MS-Tele experience in the last 3 years Prefer prior neuro experience Prefer Alaris and EPIC experience" Are RNs required to titrate drips? Heparin Common titratable &/or set rate drips Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? Designated Charge on each unit; doesn't take a patient assignment unless necessary; more common for night shift charge to end up with a small pt assignment Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios Yes RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, BiPap, etc) Yes Is there tele on this unit? Monitor Techs? RNs read strips? Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) "7-7, Schedule is made out by leadership for 6 wks at a time, travelers are expected to be flexible and help to fill gaps in permanent scheduling. All time off requests need to be submitted prior to starting assignment" Weekend Requirements 6-9 weekend shifts in a 6 week schedule Holiday Requirements May be asked to go into the Holiday Rotation Is there a call or standby requirement? Rare, for low census How are units assigned? i.e. via text message, daily sheet assignments, set schedule? "May be asked to float into any other acuity level; ICU (take low acuity holds within skillset), PCU/Stepdown, & MS-Tele "ALL TRAVELERS CAN FLOAT WITHIN Zone 4 ( Based in Garden City, KS): Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital 415 N Main St Ulysses, KS St. Catherine- Dodge City 3001 Avenue A Dodge City, KS St. Catherine- Garden City 401 E Spruce St Garden City, KS