Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry
Macon, GA
TalentBurst, Inc
3x12 hrs, Nights

 RN - MedSurg/Tele
Macon, GA

JOB DESCRIPTION
RN - MedSurg/Tele

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; Must be proficient in all cardiac drips
● 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
● 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
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