Travel Nurse RN - Medical-Surgical - $1,976 per week in Fort Morgan, CO

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: RN (Registered Nurse) Specialty: MedSurg Duration: 13 Weeks Shift: 12H Nights Hours per Shift: 36 hours per week Experience: Minimum of 2 years License: Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS Must-Have: Understanding of working in rural settings with lower resources and typically lower patient volumes. Common diagnoses include congestive heart failure, hypertension, chest pain work-ups, COPD exacerbations, asthma, pneumonia, pancreatitis, bowel obstructions, gastrointestinal bleeding, and acute renal failure.

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: RN (Registered Nurse) Specialty: MedSurg Duration: 13 Weeks Shift: 12H Nights Hours per Shift: 36 hours per week Experience: Minimum of 2 years License: Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS Must-Have: Understanding of working in rural settings with lower resources and typically lower patient volumes. Description: Hiring Process involves a profile review and an interview with the unit manager. Week of orientation requires clinicians to be in-state. Unit has a capacity of 14 beds. The nurse-to-patient ratio is 1:4. Common diagnoses include congestive heart failure, hypertension, chest pain work-ups, COPD exacerbations, asthma, pneumonia, pancreatitis, bowel obstructions, gastrointestinal bleeding, and acute renal failure. RNs are required to titrate drips, including analgesics, anticoagulants, and antihypertensives. RNs must be comfortable reading strips and escalating to a physician when there are concerning findings. Charge nurses do take an assignment. There is 1 nurse aid for the floor once the floor has 9 patients. Common respiratory therapy equipment includes CPAP, BiPAP, High Flow, and vents. Self-scheduling and block scheduling are allowed. Full and part-time employees are expected to self-schedule a minimum of six weekend shifts per six-week schedule. Holiday staffing is required. Floating to other departments may be necessary, as determined by department needs. Navy blue scrubs are the designated dress code for the unit. Cancellation policy allows for up to 4 shifts to be canceled per 13-week assignment. The charting system used is EPIC.