Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg
Evansville, IN
TNAA TotalMed RN
4x12 hrs, Days, Nights
Referral Bonus

UNIT: SURGICAL MEDICAL CARE CENTER (SMCC) - 7360
CLINICAL INTERVIEW

Weekly Hours: 36 (will accept 48 upon request)

Required Certs: Must have current active compact license. AHA BLS and NIHSS.

Minimum Experience REQUIRED: Two years of strong Med/Surg, 1 travel assignment, trauma level II experience.

Float Requirement: First to float within skillset. Deaconess Newburgh (IN) campus (8 miles apart) & potential to float to Deaconess Henderson (KY – 11 miles). 2 HR notice given for cross campus float. Mid-shift float within same campus. Cross campus mid-shift float is unlikely but possible.

On Call/Call Back Requirement: N/A

Weekend/Holiday Requirement: Three weekends out of every six week schedule.  Every other holiday.

Charting Experience: Recent EPIC experience required (will be required to do a checkoff class)

Patient Population: Post surgical -whipples, vascular, pre/post heart caths, bariatric, ENT, podiatry, open bellies. Dementia, AMS, CIWA/detox, q 2 hour turns, fall risks, thyroid surgeries.

Skillset: PIV insertion, chest tube/indwelling drain management, CBI, stables drips (heparin, lasix, protonix), epidural management, ostomy care, blood product administration, tele interpretation, wound care (packing, wound vacs, dressing changes), pre/post heart cath (Fem./TR bands/no interventions). Must have strong assessment and critical thinking skills! Hard worker, resilient and manages change well, social candidates

Unit Information: 41 beds.  Ratio: Days 1:5-6; NOCs 1:6-7; CN takes a patient assignment. Great teamwork, helpful charge nurses, experienced PCT, excellent unit culture (birthdays/national day celebrations, etc.)

Scrub Colors: Navy blue scrubs - No competing health systems or agency logos

NO LOCAL CANIDATES (40 MILE RADIUS RULE)

*** Teaching hospital, may require precepting of students & new-hires ***
*OT will go into effect after 52hrs on 48hr contracts

Covid-19 Vaccine Not Required -- Subject to change

GSA hours are not guaranteed the week of Orientation. Traveler is guaranteed set hours per week, except during holidays where unit is closed