Med Surg Float RN
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Parkview Regional Medical Center

RN Centralized Registry Float

Location

• Fort Wayne, Indiana

Schedule

• 12-hour night shifts
• 36 hours per week
• 3 weekend shifts in 4 weeks

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Indiana
• Float (1 year of experience)
• Float experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing

Unit / Role Details

• Medical-surgical float role
• Floats only to other medical units
• Patient ratio: 1:5-6
• General medical and surgical unit population includes chronic illness, GI, infection, neurological, and mental health cases
• Common procedures include colonoscopies, thoracentesis, paracentesis, bronchoscopy, and minor surgeries

Skills / Responsibilities

• General medical-surgical nursing care
• Assessments
• Care planning
• Inter-professional communication
• EHR use
• IV pump management
• Wound vac care
• Feeding pump and feeding tube management
• Chest tube management
• Heparin and insulin drip management
• IV therapy management

Orientation

• Jump Start orientation includes 1 day of general hospital orientation and approximately 5 days of nursing orientation
• Epic classes are included

Additional Notes

• Caribbean Blue scrubs required
• Local clinicians within 50 miles are subject to a reduced rate
• Client may call off or cancel up to 24 hours per 13-week assignment
• 8 hours of non-billable orientation