Med Surg / Telemetry RN
Dayton, Ohio
Miami Valley Hospital

Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical

Location: Dayton, Ohio Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks (winter contract option of 13 or 18 weeks) Schedule: Night shift, 4x12 hours (19:00-7:00), 48 hours per week

Unit Details

• Targeted patient ratio: 1:7
• Unit of 20-21 beds
• Lower-acuity, "nursing home" style setting with long-length-of-stay patients who are waiting on guardianship, placement, or pending insurance. These patients do not meet criteria for inpatient admission or observation, require custodial care, and cannot be discharged from the ED for safety reasons.
• No telemetry monitoring, no blood products, and no BiPAP unless it is long term
• May use a team nursing model (RNs, LPNs, and PCTs partner to care for a group of patients), or primary nursing, depending on unit needs
• Navy blue scrubs

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Ohio
• 1.5 years of Med Surg experience
• Med Surg experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification issued by the American Heart Association or RQI
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association or RQI
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience with Epic

Floating and Scheduling

• Traveler is first to float, at the facility's discretion, and will float in and out of specialty clusters
• Assignments may include medically appropriate units or support for the unit floated to, including the high-risk respiratory unit and COVID
• May float to other campuses within 10 miles (south campus, Centerville) and 15 miles (north campus, Englewood) of the main campus
• Must be available to work every other weekend and every other holiday
• Facility may cancel 2 shifts for low census per 13-week contract
• Either party may cancel the agreement with 2 weeks' notice, without fee or fine

Application and RTO

• Request RTO (return to office) with the initial submittal; RTO cannot be added after the offer and is at the manager's discretion
• Submittal must include the application and a current Nursys report; other certifications are not needed if listed on the application