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Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (Travel/Contract)

Location: Sylvania, Ohio
Specialty: Registered Nurse – Rehab RN (Medical Surgical/Rehab)
Contract Length: 9 weeks

Position Details

Float Requirement: Must float within service line and Med Surg, between multiple facilities as needed.
Weekend Coverage: Every third weekend required.
Shift Ratios:
- Days: 1:5
- Nights: 1:6
- Weekends: 1:5-6
Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
Patient Age Group: Adults and Geriatrics
Patient Diagnoses:
- CVA (Stroke)
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
- Neurological conditions
- Orthopedic cases
- Amputees
- Cancer/Cardiac
- Debility
Unit Type: Rehab Unit (Medical Surgical/Rehab)
Special Equipment: No ventilators, no telemetry
Work Setting: Med/Surg

Required Experience & Skills

Years of Experience Required: Minimum 1 year in specialty
First-Timers: Accepted, but cannot be "AO" (must be reviewed by Unit Manager)
Prior Travel Experience: Not explicitly required
Charge Nurse Experience: Preferred
Charting Experience: EPIC required
Patient Ratio Experience: Experience with 1:5 ratio required

Clinical Skills & Procedures

Acute inpatient rehab
Blood glucose monitoring
Feeding devices/adaptive equipment
Feeding tube care and management (NG tube insertion, PEG tube feeding)
Swallowing precautions, thickened liquids
Foley catheter insertion/removal
Blood administration
Care and management of ports
IV starts
Medication administration including anticoagulants, anti-seizure, diuretics
Stroke scale assessment
Neuromuscular disease management
Parkinson’s disease care
Post craniotomy care
Seizure disorder management
Spinal cord injury care
Assistive devices and mobilization techniques
Pulse and CMS checks
Suture/staple removal
Total joint replacements
Breath sounds assessment
COVID protocols
Incentive spirometry
Pulse oximetry
Suctioning (oral and nasotracheal)
Supplemental oxygen delivery
Tracheostomy care and suctioning
Diabetic teaching
Fall risk assessment
Infection prevention and isolation precautions
Use of lift/transfer devices
National Patient Safety Goals/Core Measures
Pain assessment and management
Patient teaching
Pressure ulcer assessment/prevention
Wound care

Certifications Required

ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
BCLS (Basic Cardiac Life Support)

Scheduling & Other Requirements

No on-call required
No block scheduling accommodation
No local travelers within 50 miles accepted
Pending licenses not accepted
Return to work restrictions: Absences greater than 7 days require management approval

Compliance & Documentation Requirements

Background checks including 7-year history, EPLS/GSA/SAM, HHS/OIG
Fingerprinting (Ohio BCI and FBI) within 12 months of start, updated annually if applicable
Education verification (highest level)
Physical exam within last 12 months
N95 Fit Test within 12 months, updated annually (KN95 not accepted)
Immunizations and titers:
- Tdap within 10 years or declination accepted
- Negative TB test or chest X-ray as applicable
- MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccination or exemption
- Varicella vaccination or exemption
- Hepatitis B series, positive titer, or declination
- Seasonal flu vaccination or approved exemption (required during flu season)
Drug testing: Negative 10-panel drug screen within 12 months
References: 2 professional references within 2 years, including at least one from a leader (Charge RN or above)
Skills checklist required for all candidates
Medication/pharmacology competency exams as applicable
Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam required annually for RNs

Additional Notes

Must be able to work in a non-profit hospital setting with 31 staffed beds at this facility.
Charting system used: EPIC
Scrub color: Navy
Free parking available

This position is ideal for a Registered Nurse with at least 1 year of experience in medical surgical or rehab nursing, comfortable with floating between facilities, and skilled in acute inpatient rehab care. Weekend coverage every third weekend is required. Prior travel experience is not mandatory.