What are the responsibilities and job description for the Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry position at Salem Hospital?
Job Description
Certification Details
Active Massachusetts RN License
Job Details
M / S Tele RN Nights & EOW – 36hrs.
Unit Name : Davenport 5 Surgical Stepdown Unit.
Brief Unit Description : Two Med / Surgical Units. We have one 15 bed unit and one 8 bed Surgical Stepdown Unit. Salem Hospital is a 400 bed facility that has 220 Med Surg beds plus the ICU, Maternity, etc.
Floating Required : Yes.
Rotating Shifts Required : All Day positions are “Day Rotate” (7a-7p, 11a-11p, 7p-7a). Rotation is not required for Night positions.
Years of Experience Required : 2 years.
Skill Sets Required : Telemetry monitoring by RN (must be able to read tele strips), management of Chest tube, NGT, epidurals, and Capnography.
Skills preferred : Management of Arterial lines and management of neo-synephrine.
Clinician to Patient Ratio : Patient ratios are 6-10 patients per PCA and 3-5 patients per RN. Stepdown ratios are 2-3 per RN.
Patient Population : We care for patients after the following types of Surgeries : General, GYN, Vascular, Thoracic, Urology, Oral, Plastics, and Trauma.
Bed Count : 23.
Census : 23.
EMR (Charting System) : EPIC.
Job Requirements
Active Massachusetts RN License
2 years of experience
Must be able to read tele strips
Schedule Information
Nights & EOW – 36hrs
Rotating Shifts Required : All Day positions are “Day Rotate” (7a-7p, 11a-11p, 7p-7a). Rotation is not required for Night positions.
Unit Specific Information
Unit Name : Davenport 5 Surgical Stepdown Unit
Patient ratios are 6-10 patients per PCA and 3-5 patients per RN. Stepdown ratios are 2-3 per RN.
Additional Details
A completed primary COVID-19 vaccination series that is approved by the FDA or the World Health Organization (WHO) OR an up-to-date COVID vaccine if a primary series was never received or completed is required. No exemptions or waivers (religious / medical) will be considered.
Documentation of two measles vaccines, two mumps vaccine, and one rubella (German measles) vaccines or two MMR vaccines. OR Proof of immunity via blood test (will show antibodies if immune to measles, mumps, and rubella) Vaccine requirement if titer result is not immune or low immunity.
Strongly Preferred. Record of 3 Hep B vaccines OR Proof of immunity via blood test (will show antibodies if immune for Hepatitis B OR Declination.
Vaccine required during flu season Sept 15th - April 30th. Document must be uploaded as PDF. No exemptions or waivers (religious / medical) will be considered.
Must have documentation of TB skin test screening within 3 months of start date and updated if >
6 month break. OR Documentation of a negative QuantiFERON TB Test or T-spot (blood test for TB) within 3 months of start date and updated if >
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