Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg
Columbia, MO
Health Saviours
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Description:

Must be willing to take a max of 8 patients when needed. This is not the standard, but does happen from time to time .

No longer accepting first time travelers.

Requires that all nurse candidates provide current CEU documentation during the interview process

Floating to other MS areas is required

Unit Name: Medical Specialties/Acute Inpatient

This is a general medical unit. Experience is required, multiple medications given, safety is priority

Number of Beds/Cases: 32

Nurse Patient Ratio: Nights 1:6 (Not guaranteed). Nurses may be asked to take up to 8 patients, and they must be willing to take 8 when needed.

Top 10 Diagnosis/Procedures: Respiratory (Covid, Pneumonia), Renal (End stage renal disease, UTI), Endocrine (Diabetes), Gastrointestinal (GI bleed, pancreatitis), Dementia, Altered Mental Status, Infectious Diseases (MRSA, Cdiff)

Common Medications used on the unit: multiple pharmacy

Common Equipment: IV pumps, bladder scanners, lifts, beds, O2, CPAP, hepa machines

Required/Preferred Skills:

Line Management/Skills

• Preferred: PICC/Central Line Management; Vascular Device Access/Care; Dialysis Fistula Care/Management
• Required: IV Insertion

Airway Skills:

• Required: CPAP/BiPAP  

Ortho/MS/Onc Skills:

• Required: Feeding Tubes; Wound Vac
• Preferred: Epidural/PCA pumps