Travel Nurse RN - Orthopedics - $1,366 per week

Company: Chandler Regional Medical Center
Location: Chandler
Posted on: October 18, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• ACLS required
• ONS Chemo Provider Card is preferred, not necessarily the ONCC (certification).
  • Job Details
  • MedSurg/Ortho C5 specialty
  • 16.0 week contract length
    • Job Requirements
    • ACLS, BLS
    • Minimum 2 years of experience - must be recent, within the past 6 months.
      • Schedule Information
      • self-scheduling
      • 4 weekend shifts per 4 week schedule period
      • holiday rotation schedule
      • standby (monitored by our central staffing)
        • Unit Specific Information
        • Unit: MS/Ortho
        • 32 beds in the unit
        • Nurse-to-patient ratios are 4:1 (with 2-3 PCTs on day shift)
        • Common diagnoses/Types of patients include post-op: colorectal, urological, bariatric, hepatobiliary, hysterectomy, breast reconstruction, etc. AND Chemo/Oncology patients
        • Experience in strong post-op assessment and time management skills - high patient turnover unit
        • RNs are not required to titrate drips
        • Common titratable &/or set rate drips: PCAs
        • Charge nurse does not take assignment but may help administer chemo on/off the unit
        • Nurse aids available on day shift - usually have 12-14 patients each
        • RT Equipment includes Cpap, high flow for palliative care patients only
        • No tele/monitor techs on unit, RNs are not required to read their own strips
        • Charge Nurse/House Supervisor: Charge nurse does not take assignment
        • Floating Requirements: Yes, to other med/surg/tele units
        • Scrub Color/Dress Code/Scrubs provided: navy blue
        • Unit/Department specific orientation: Yes - 2 shifts with a preceptor
          • Additional Details
          • Travelers will need to pass a dysrhythmia exam prior to start (with 2 max attempts).
          • There is also a pass/fail Sim Lab on day one of orientation (study guides will be provided with first day instructions.
          • Our unit is also equipped/prepped to admit appropriate patients to hall/overflow space and may need to prep some rooms to 'double-bunk'

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