Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg - $1,863 per week
Company: Tact Staff
Location: Jackson
Posted on: October 19, 2024
Job Description:
Tact Staff is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg for a travel
nursing job in Jackson, Mississippi.Job Description &
Requirements
- Specialty: Med Surg
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/20/2024
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours
- Employment Type: TravelLarge Level 1 hospital in Mississippi
needs RN's for General MedSurg Unit. Must have solid experience as
an RN - 1 or more years level 1 trauma experience PREFERRED or
experience at a Very large medical center with a lot of
surgeries/high acuity patients, must be comfortable with lines,
chest tubes EPIC CHARTING experience is required. START DATE: 11/20
FINGERPRINT REQUIREMENT. IN PERSON PROCESS can be printed in
Jackson or Grenada MS the week prior to start (48 hr turn around)
REMOTE PROCESS 10-14 days needed for processing) Must work at least
3 of the following 6 dates: Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Christmas
Eve, Christmas, New Years Eve, New Years Must have solid experience
as an RN - 1 or more years level 1 trauma experience PREFERRED or
experience at a Very large medical center with a lot of
surgeries/high acuity patients, must be comfortable with lines,
chest tubes EPIC CHARTING experience is required. Unit Med/Surg 6S
General MedSurg - # Beds: 32 - Nurse:Patient Ratios: typical ratio
for all medsurg units is 1:5 up to 1:6 at times, ratio would be
adjusted down for higher acuity patients - Required certifications
(i.e., BLS, ACLS?): ACLS BLS - Common diagnoses/Types of patients
current INFECTIOUS DISEASE, also takes medsurg overflow - - Are RNs
required to titrate drips?: heparin, could have an order for amio
and that can be started and then patient would be transferred to
cardiac unit - Common titratable &/or set rate drips: cardiac
drips on 3south only - Are there tele/monitor techs on this unit?
Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele
monitors?: every unit has tele capability, patients are monitored
on all units, central monitor station will communicate with RN,
3south tele unit also has central monitors at nurses station and
every patient is on tele - Charge Nurse/House Supervisor?: Does the
charge nurse take an assignment? Both. Nurse managers are in house
M-F business hours, starting at 3pm M-F and all weekend there is an
adult house sup. charge takes light patient assignment, will take
full load of patients if needed. educator and manager for each
unit. Smaller units share manager and eduacator. - Are there nurse
aids on this unit/Ratios all units - RT Equipment (i.e., Cpap,
BiPap, High Flow, vents, etc.): cpap bipap at night, RT to help,
high flow on 2n, - Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow
self-scheduling? Block scheduling?): 12 hours, 7a-7p or 7p- 7a,
travelers are expected to fill holes but managers will try to
accomodate block scheduling as scheudle allows, open to weekenders
if traveler would like to work every weekend but that is not
required - Weekend Requirement every other or 2 weekends per month
is standard, could be higher to meet needs of department - Holiday
Requirement: rotate in with regular staff - Is there Call or a
Standby requirement?: no - Floating Requirements?: within skillset,
all staff float between all medsurg units. higher acuity patients
would be given to core staff - Scrub Color/Dress Code/Scrubs
provided? any color, needs to be solid color and professional -
Unit/Department specific orientation first day, all paperwork and
attestations, logins for Omnicel and Epic, show around unit (a few
hours), discuss scheduling. 2 additional shifts with preceptor Must
work at least 3 of the following 6 dates: Thanksgiving, Black
Friday, Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Years Eve, New YearsTact
Medical Staffing Job ID #486456. Pay package is based on 12 hour
shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with
tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title:
Registered Nurse - Medical SurgicalAbout Tact StaffOur nurses
choose Tact assignments because it provides the opportunity to take
on--new challenges in their careers while they travel across the
United States and gain enriching experiences on a professional and
personal level.--Our dedicated team of staffing consultants will
work with you and be your advocate as you choose to embark on new
assignments. Our team is committed to providing our nurses and
allied professionals with the most rewarding healthcare assignments
and choices at primer healthcare institutions--nationwide. Let us
handle the details; you choose the job and location that are right
for you.Be Adventurous,--Make a Difference, Travel with Tact.--Be
Adventurous ---Becoming a travel nurse or allied professional is
not only a professional adventure, but a personal adventure as
well. It is an opportunity to challenge yourself, to explore a new
place, and try amazing food...Make a Difference-----Nurses and
allied professionals make such a huge difference in so many lives.
The care and compassion you show to your patients, does not go
unnoticed. We know how important your jobs is, which is why we take
our job as recruiters so seriously. Being able to place nurses and
allied professionals in hospitals, where you are doing something as
crucial as saving lives, is something we feel thankful to be able
to do.--Travel with Tact-----From the moment we receive your resume
we begin trying to build a relationship with you. We know the
importance of becoming your friend, before becoming your recruiter.
Building friendly, yet professional relationships allows us to
discover what you truly want... and don't want in a travel
assignment.
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