Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry
Abilene, TX
Talent4Health
3x12 hrs, Days

Title: Registered Nurse – MS/Tele

Location: Abilene, TX 79606

Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: Day | 3x12-Hour | 07:00 AM–07:30 PM

Requirements:

• 2 years of RN/MS/Tele experience required
• Previous travel nursing experience required; may consider individually
• Charge experience preferred
• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS required
• License in hand required at submission
• Experience with 1:5 patient ratios
• Altera charting experience preferred, not required
• Must be willing to float between South and North campuses as needed
• 6 weekend shifts required per 6-week schedule
• Local candidates within 150 miles are not accepted

Description:

• Provide care to adult and geriatric patients with primarily medical-surgical diagnoses.
• Manage MS/Tele patients with cardiac telemetry and continuous patient monitoring.
• Care for appropriate TIA/CVA patients while maintaining a 1:5 patient ratio.
• Perform cardiac monitoring, interpret dysrhythmias, and respond to rapid response/code situations.
• Manage IV therapy, peripheral and central lines, PICC lines, ports, and blood product administration.
• Administer medications, including management of heparin protocols.
• Provide respiratory care including oxygen therapy, BiPAP/CPAP, and HFNC.
• Provide wound care, wound VAC management, feeding tube care, surgical drain care, and pre/post-hemodialysis management.
• Collaborate with IV teams, respiratory services, pharmacy, radiology, physical therapy, rapid response teams, and other interdisciplinary departments.
• Float between Hendrick Medical Center South and North campuses as needed.