Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse
Albany, Georgia
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital

Registered Nurse – Medical-Surgical

Location: Albany, Georgia
Employment Type: Travel
Contract Length: 13 weeks (flexible to 8 or 17 weeks)
Shift: 12-hour days (6:45 AM – 7:15 PM)
Hours per Week: 36 or 48 (not guaranteed during orientation)
Start Dates: April 27 or May 11

Job Details

• Work on a Medical-Surgical Acute Care unit (6 unit) with float responsibilities to acute care, cardiology, and Emergency Center for patient holds. Mid-shift floats are rare and only for emergent needs.
• Weekend rotation every other weekend.
• Must work 2 out of 3 holidays.
• On-call/call back is rare.
• 30-minute break per shift.
• Patient ratios: 1:6 for both day and night shifts.
• Nurse aides available with ratios generally 1:8 to 1:10.
• Uniform colors: Caribbean blue or white.
• EMR system: Meditech Expanse (experience with HCA Meditech not accepted).
• Radius rule: Must live within 75 miles of the facility.
• No return to origin (RTO) within 2 weeks before starting and no more than 7 total days of RTO allowed.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Georgia.
• Minimum 2 years of recent Medical-Surgical experience.
• Medical-Surgical experience within the last year.
• One completed travel assignment.
• AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• AHA NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification.
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing.
• Recent experience with Sickle Cell management.
• Recent experience with PIV insertion.
• Recent experience with tracheostomy care and management.
• Experience with Meditech.

Additional Notes

• First week of orientation will be day shift.
• Potential to float to a nearby campus 1.8 miles away.