What are the responsibilities and job description for the Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg position at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital?
Job Description
Certification Details
ACLS
Job Details
ASAP start mandatory
Address : 50 Union St., Ellsworth, ME 04605
Hospital Beds : 64
Minimum experience : RN – 2 years; Tech – 1 year; Nursing home experience is accepted
Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes
Patient Types : Total Joints (knees, hips etc), General MS, Appendicitis, colectomies, small bowel, Urology (turp, cysto), CHF, PNA, Sepsis, DM. Patient’s with addictions in addition to other medical issues
Previous Charge RN experience highly preferred – manager is willing to accept travelers without this ONLY if they are willing to be trained as Charge and to work in that capacity as needed during their contract
Skills required : RN : Chest tubes, traches, drains, wound vacs, IVs, PCAs, Epidurals (rare), IVABX, Heparin gtts; are not required to reading and interpret cardiac strips but it is preferable
Tech : ADLs, Feeding, Tray Setup, answering call bells, V / S, blood sugars, ambulate patients, range of motion
Schedule Information
Weekend rotation : Every other; travel pairs are allowed to work the same weekend generally
Will they be on call? If so, what is that schedule? No call
Holiday Expectations : 2 / 4 as needed
In all contracts it states the facility may call off for 24 hours per contract
Approval of time off? Seek manager approval
Unit Specific Information
Support on the Unit : Charge nurse : takes assignment most shifts; RT, 24 / 7; Hospitalist, 24 / 7; Centralized Tele monitoring tech; The facility has one person to assist with difficult IVs and central lines, but nurses are expected to make two attempts to start their own IVs before asking for assistance.
Rapid Response is not a designated separate team, but is attended by the in-house provider, respiratory, ICU & ED charge nurses, unit charge and staff nurses, and the nursing supervisor at a minimum.
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