Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse
Meridian, Idaho
St. Luke's Meridian Medical Center

Travel RN - Medical Surgical (MedSurg)

Location: Meridian, Idaho
Unit: MedSurg - 5th Floor
Beds: 42

Job Summary

Seeking a Med/Surg Registered Nurse for a travel assignment in a hospital setting. The unit cares for patients with a variety of medical and surgical diagnoses including orthopedic surgeries, urology procedures, general surgeries, gynecological overflow, medical overflow (COPD, behavioral health, sepsis, infections).

Required Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) license required
• Minimum 2 years of Medical Surgical nursing experience
• BLS Certification required
• EKG certification required
• Experience with EPIC electronic health record system
• Ability to read and interpret telemetry strips
• Willingness to take students and potentially precept new travelers

Unit Details

• Nurse to patient ratio: typically 1:5, occasionally 1:6
• Charge Nurse present on each shift (rarely takes patients)
• Day shift includes an ADT nurse for admissions, discharges, and tasking
• Patient care techs/nurse aides available at a ratio of 1:8
• Respiratory therapy equipment includes CPAP, BiPAP (managed by RT), and high flow oxygen
• Telemetry monitoring is virtual; RNs read and interpret their own strips
• Telemetry system transitioning from SpaceLab to Philips

Schedule & Orientation

• 12-hour shifts, 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM
• Scheduling managed by unit scheduler; no block scheduling
• Weekend requirement: 5 weekend shifts every 6 weeks
• Holiday shifts required as needed
• No call or standby requirement
• Floating between MedSurg 5, MedSurg 6, a 9-bed overflow unit, and similar units within the hospital system (including nearby facilities)
• Possible float to ER for patient holds or 1:1 assignments
• Orientation includes 3 days general orientation with EPIC training and educator meetings, plus 2 shifts on unit with a preceptor
• Online modules to be completed prior to assignment start

Additional Information

• Nurses are not required to titrate drips
• Common drips include heparin, PCAs, and morphine
• Dress code: any clean, professional scrub color
• Prior travel experience is not explicitly required

Contract Length

• 13 weeks (approximately 3 months)

Notes

• Candidates must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility to be eligible for this travel assignment.