Med Surg Telemetry RN
Henderson, Kentucky
Methodist Hospital

Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical (Nights)

Location: Henderson, Kentucky Employment Type: Travel Contract Length: 13 weeks Start Date: To be determined Shift: 12-hour nights, 6:30 PM to 7:00 AM Clinical Interview: Required Local Candidates: Not considered (40-mile radius rule)

Schedule and Hours

• Guaranteed 36 hours per week; will accept 48-hour weeks on request.
• Overtime begins after 52 hours on 48-hour contracts.
• Bi-weekly orientation. Hours are not guaranteed during the orientation week.
• Traveler is guaranteed set hours each week, except during holidays when the unit is closed.
• Weekends: every third weekend. Holidays: every other holiday.
• On-call/call-back: N/A
• Three call-ins can result in termination.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Kentucky
• Minimum of two years of Medical-Surgical experience
• Medical-Surgical experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association
• NIHSS certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience with Epic

Unit Information

• Unit has 45 beds.
• Staffing ratios: days 1:4–5; nights 1:5–7.
• Charge nurse (CN) takes full assignment on nights and may take patients on days.
• Teaching hospital; may be required to precept students and new hires.
• Unit strengths: very experienced staff.
• Scrubs: navy blue, with no competing health system or agency logos.
• Covid-19 vaccine not required (subject to change).

Float Requirements

• First to float within skillset.
• Mid-shift float within the same campus.
• Cross-campus float to a campus about 8 miles away, with potential to float to a campus about 11 miles away. Cross-campus float is unlikely but possible, with 2 hours' notice.

Patient Population

• General Medical-Surgical: gallbladder, colectomy, appendicitis, hip/knee replacements and ORIFs, Covid, GI bleeds, CHF, COPD, sepsis, UTI, respiratory.

Clinical Skills

• PIV insertion
• Chest tube and indwelling drain management
• CBI
• Drip management (heparin, Cardizem)
• PEG and NG tubes
• Ostomy care
• Remote telemetry
• Blood product administration
• NIHSS and dysphagia screening

Desired traits: Hard worker, resilient, manages change well, sociable.