Description

American Traveler is hiring an RN for a Surgical/Transplant Med/Surg-Stepdown position requiring acute care surgical floor experience and an active RN license.

Details

• Works in a Surgical/Transplant unit caring for post-surgical kidney, liver, and pancreas transplant patients as well as pre-transplant patients undergoing evaluation
• Mixed Med/Surg and Stepdown/PCU floor with assignment based on patient acuity and nurse availability
• Close patient monitoring required for infection, rejection, and timely medication delivery
• Day shift schedule of 12-hour shifts, 4 days per week, 48 hours per week
• Not an OR or PACU position

Requirements

• Active RN license issued by the Oklahoma State Board of Nursing or current multistate compact RN license (eNLC)
• Current BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Minimum of 1 year of nursing experience required
• Acute care surgical floor experience required
• Stepdown/PCU experience required
• Transplant, ENT, preceptor, and charge experience preferred
• Associate's Degree in Nursing required; BSN preferred
• Full DOB and SSN required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provides direct nursing care to an assigned group of surgical and transplant patients
• Documents patient responses to interventions and treatments, and notes changes in physician orders
• Assists physicians with examinations and minor diagnostic procedures
• Administers medications and manages IV infusions and blood products
• Communicates care plans with patients and families throughout hospitalization and at discharge
• Delegates tasks to support staff as appropriate
• Candidates must live outside a 50-mile radius of the facility to be considered
• Travelers may extend once for a maximum of 26 weeks, after which a 6-month separation is required before reapplying
• Facility enforces strict credentialing and compliance deadlines, with no push starts allowed
• 30-day written notice required for early cancellation or end of assignment