Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Med/Surg RN for a general neuro unit requiring 2 years of experience and NIHSS certification.

Details

• Work in a Medical Surgical unit with a general neuro focus
• Unit consists of 19 private rooms serving patients from young adult through geriatric populations
• Patient population includes both medical and surgical patients as well as those with neurology or neurosurgical diagnoses
• Unit equipped with telemetry and oximetry monitoring
• Patient ratio of 1:6
• Day shift schedule, 3x12 hours, 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Requirements

• Active TX or Compact RN license required in hand at time of consideration
• Current certifications: BLS required, NIHSS preferred
• Minimum 2 years of experience required
• At least 1 year of charge experience required
• Prior travel experience required
• Epic charting experience required
• Skills in IV therapy/phlebotomy, blood product administration, and peripheral line care/management required
• Experience with starting and maintaining IVs, oxygen administration, and telemetry monitoring required
• Experience interpreting and managing dysrhythmias required
• Knowledge of isolation precautions/PPE required
• Preferred skills include PICC line management, bowel obstruction and ostomy care, chest tube management, CVA and traumatic brain injury care, and IV insulin protocols

Additional Information

• Provide medical-surgical level monitoring, interventions, and care to a diverse patient population
• Manage patients with neurological and neurosurgical conditions alongside general medical-surgical cases
• Utilize Rapid Response and Code teams as needed for emergency response
• Candidates residing within 50 miles of the facility are not accepted for this position
• Candidates residing in Henderson, Anderson, Cherokee, Rusk, Panola, Smith, Gregg, Van Zandt, Wood, Upshur, Camp, Hopkins, Franklin, Titus, or Morris counties are not eligible
• Previous staff must wait one year before returning as a traveler
• All requested time off must be submitted and approved prior to start of contract
• No more than 3 days of requested time off will be auto-approved, and no time off is permitted during the first week of orientation
• Travel pairs or groups are not accepted for this position