Travel Nurse RN - Orthopedics - $1,355 per week

Company: Chandler Regional Medical Center
Location: Chandler
Posted on: November 1, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• Required certifications: ACLS
• BLS
• An ONS Chemo Provider Card is preferred, not necessarily the ONCC (certification).
  • Job Details
  • Specialty: MedSurg/Ortho C5
  • Nurse:Patient Ratios: 4:1 (with 2-3 PCTs on day shift)
    • Job Requirements
    • Minimum 2 years of experience - must be recent, within the past 6 months.
    • 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.
    • Experience or 'Must have' skills: strong post-op assessment and time management skills - high patient turnover unit
      • Schedule Information
      • Shifts & Scheduling: self-scheduling.
      • Weekend Requirement: 4 weekend shifts per 4 week schedule period.
      • Holiday Requirement: there is a holiday rotation schedule.
      • Is there Call or a Standby requirement: standby (monitored by our central staffing).
        • Unit Specific Information
        • Unit: MS/Ortho
        • # Beds: 32
        • Common diagnoses/Types of patients: post-op: colorectal, urological, bariatric, hepatobiliary, hysterectomy, breast recon, etc. AND Chemo/Oncology patients
        • Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios: Yes - day shift only. Usually have 12-14 patients each
        • RT Equipment (i.e., Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, vents, etc.): Cpap, high flow for palliative care patients only
        • Scrub Color/Dress Code/Scrubs provided? navy blue
        • Unit/Department specific orientation: Yes - 2 shifts with a preceptor
          • Additional Details
          • Are RNs required to titrate drips? No
          • Common titratable &/or set rate drips: PCAs
          • Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Charge nurse does not take assignment, but may have to help administer chemo on/off the unit
          • Floating Requirements? Yes, to other med/surg/tele units
          • 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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