TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified Med/Surg RN in Pueblo, Colorado, 81004!
Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: RN
Specialty: Medical Surgical/Oncology
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: 12-Hour Days
Hours per Shift: 36 hours per week
Experience: Minimum 2 years of experience required
License: Current RN license required
Certifications:
BLS (AHA)
ACLS (AHA)
NIHSS
Must-Have: NIHSS experience
Description:
Seeking a Registered Nurse for a Medical Surgical/Oncology unit.
This position involves caring for patients with congestive heart failure, hypertension, chest pain work-ups, COPD exacerbations, asthma, pneumonia, pancreatitis, bowel obstructions, gastrointestinal bleeding, and acute renal failure.
Nurse to patient ratios are 1:4.
RNs are required to titrate analgesics for pain, anticoagulants for blood clots, and antihypertensives for blood pressure control.
Charge nurses take an assignment, and there are nurse aids on the unit with a ratio of 1:5.
Shifts allow for self-scheduling and block scheduling.
Full- and part-time employees are expected to self-schedule a minimum of six weekend shifts within a six-week schedule.
Holiday work is expected as required by department needs.
There is no standby requirement, but floating may be necessary depending on department needs.
Navy blue scrubs are the designated dress code.
The charting system in use is EPIC.