| Location | Medford, OR |
First Connect Health is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Medford, Oregon.
Job Description:
Unit Notes
ASANTE ITEMS OF NOTE: - Local Radius: Client does not accept local candidates and has a 50-mile radius restriction. - Call Off Policy: Client may call off or cancel up to 24 hours per 13 weeks. - Non-Billable Orientation Hours: 12 hours of non-billable orientation for first work week. Guaranteed hours do not apply during orientation. - Licensure: Non-Oregon Licensed RNs can apply and be eligible for a 90-day temporary license if their permanent license is not posted before the start of their assignment. Department: MedSurg Inpatient Rehab | RN - # of beds: 15 (13 single rooms and 1 double room). - Ratios: Typically 5 patients. - Required Certifications: BLS - Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Inpatient Rehabilitation Services. We care for patients that go through life changing events such as surgeries, strokes, multi-trauma, and provide intense rehab/nursing collective strategies to improve functional gain and get people as close to if not better than their baseline function. - Experience or 'Must have' skills: MedSurg, Inpatient Rehab Nursing preferred, but not required. - Are RNs required to titrate drips: Yes (occasionally) - Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Mainly we deal with Antibiotics if we have IV drips, which don't require titration. Sometimes we may have a heparin drip that have orders to titrate according to lab results, blood infusions, and occasionally IVIG. - Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Does the charge nurse take an assignment?: Yes, charge RN often take a modified assignment of 2-3, but may take a full assignment similar to other bedside RNs if required by circumstances. - Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios: We staff for 2 CNAs, so ratios are 1:7 days, 1:11 NOC, often leaving 1-2 total patient cares (TPC) for nurses. - RT Equipment: Is there tele on this unit? Monitor Techs? RNs read strips?: No tele on the unit. - Shifts & Scheduling: management provides the scheduling, No block schedule, No Patterns - Rehab Physician: Rehab provider/PA on available during dayshift hours Monday – Friday, and 2 weekends/month. Sometimes hospitalist will provide on-call services for the weekend. There is a provider available via secure messaging or phone at night. - Weekend Requirements: yes (24/7 coverage same as other units) - Holiday Requirements: yes (365 days/yr coverage same as other units) - Is there call or a standby requirement?: N/A - Floating Requirements?: Yes, If they are overstaffed for the shift, travelers will be required to float to the inpatient setting. - Scrub Color/Dress Code: Any color of professional scrubs. - Additional Notes: Very strong teamwork culture within the unit. Frequent lifting, pushing, pulling, moving of 50+lbs throughout each 12hr shift. One of the most desired places to work because of the pace, positive atmosphere, great teamwork, and leadership.
Job ID: 1181058 Umesh
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