TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified Med/Surg RN in Albany, Georgia, 31701!
Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: RN
Specialty: Acute Care MedSurg
Duration: 17 weeks
Shift: 12H Nights
Hours per Shift: 12 hours
Experience: 1 year
License: Required
Certifications: BLS (AHA), NIHSS
Must-Have: 1 year of experience required with 1 travel assignment
Description:
Strict 75-mile radius from the traveler's driver's license address to the facility.
Experience of 1 year is required.
The unit has 44 beds and 40 staff members.
BLS and NIHSS certifications are required, both must be AHA certified.
Patient-to-nurse ratios are 1:5, possibly 1:6 for both days and nights.
The electronic medical record system used is Meditech; experience preferred but not required.
Nurse aides will be present, with a typical ratio of 1:8, generally 1:10, and sitters are provided.
Shifts typically start between 6:45-7:15 PM.
The weekend requirement is every other weekend.
Holidays will be required as needed.
Scrub color is Caribbean blue.
Telemetry is available but monitored on a different unit.
Floating may be required to all acute care areas and to assist with medical patients.
General orientation lasts 1 week and includes EMR training.
Floor-specific orientation will be 2 days.
The area has a population of approximately 80,000.
It is 175 miles from a major metropolitan area.
Various housing options are available; properties are safe, clean, and regularly have availability.
Cancellation policy applies every 2 weeks.
Charting system is MEDITECH.
A BSN is not required.
Trauma level varies by patient needs.
The care setting is acute.
Division is nursing.
Shift notes indicate hours from 7 PM to 7 AM.