RN, Colon & Rectal Surgery
Albany, New York
Albany Medical Center

Job Opportunity: RN - Colon & Rectal Surgery

Location: Albany, New York
Employment Type: Travel

Specialty

• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Specialty: Post-surgical care for colorectal and urologic surgery patients
• Required Years of Experience: 2 years (higher value between 1 and 2 years)
• Experience at a 600+ bed academic hospital preferred:

  • 1 year experience with passing competency testing, or
  • 2 years experience with no testing required
• Prior travel experience: Not explicitly required

Job Description

• Care for post-operative patients with:

  • TPN (Total Parenteral Nutrition)
  • NG tubes (Nasogastric tubes)
  • Central lines
• Collaborate closely with Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses for ostomy and wound care needs
• No block schedule or 48-hour shift requests
• Epic electronic medical record (EMR) experience required
• Navy blue scrubs required
• Competency test required within 24 hours of submission

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Additional Notes

• Position is in a post-surgical setting within a large academic hospital
• Local candidates from certain counties are not eligible
• Work schedule details and floating requirements to other units not specified
• Facility size: 600+ beds
• Competency testing may be required depending on experience level

This position is ideal for experienced RNs with strong post-surgical care skills, Epic EMR proficiency, and a background in large academic hospital settings.