Description

American Traveler is hiring a Med Surg RN for a night shift position requiring 24 months of med surg experience, spine and heparin experience, and prior travel experience.

Details

• 30-bed Med Surg unit treating med surg and post-op/spine patients
• Heparin drips administered on the unit
• Nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:5 days and 1:6 nights
• Night shift schedule with 4x12 hour shifts, 48 hrs/week (36 hrs can be accommodated)
• Works every third weekend with no on-call requirements
• Required to float across multiple campuses (Iowa Methodist MC, Iowa Lutheran, and Iowa Methodist) and units when scheduled
• Uses Epic EMR

Requirements

• Active Iowa (IA) RN license or compact/multistate license required
• Current BLS certification from AHA or ARC required
• Minimum 24 months of med surg/medical surgical experience in a hospital or medical center setting required
• Strong heparin experience required
• Post-op/surgical experience required
• Spine care experience required
• Epic EMR experience required
• Minimum 3 months of current travel experience within the previous 12 months required (no first-time travelers)
• Driver's license required for consideration
• Supervisory performance evaluation or reference from within the past 24 months preferred

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care to med surg and post-operative spine patients
• Navy blue solid-colored scrubs required
• Required to work 1-2 of 3 upcoming winter holidays unless the unit is closed
• Limited to 1 day off request during the periods of 11/26-11/30 and 12/23-1/2
• No locals within 50 miles of the facility based on driver's license address
• Past UnityPoint Health employees (FTE or PRN) are restricted from working travel assignments in another market within 12 months of separation