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

Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN) Profession: Nursing Specialty: Medical Surgical Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12-Hour Days Hours per Shift: 36 hours per week Experience: Minimum 2 years License: Required Certifications: BLS (AHA) ACLS (AHA) Must-Have: Understanding of working in rural settings with lower resources Comfortable reading strips and escalating to a physician when concerning Description: Seeking a Registered Nurse for a Medical Surgical unit. Common patient 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 (RN) Profession: Nursing Specialty: Medical Surgical Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12-Hour Days Hours per Shift: 36 hours per week Experience: Minimum 2 years License: Required Certifications: BLS (AHA) ACLS (AHA) Must-Have: Understanding of working in rural settings with lower resources Comfortable reading strips and escalating to a physician when concerning Description: Seeking a Registered Nurse for a Medical Surgical unit. The nurse will work 12-hour day shifts with a minimum of six weekend shifts in a six-week schedule. Self-scheduling and block scheduling are allowed. The nurse may be asked to float to other acuity levels as needed. The unit consists of 14 beds with a nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:4. Common patient diagnoses include congestive heart failure, hypertension, chest pain work-ups, COPD exacerbations, asthma, pneumonia, pancreatitis, bowel obstructions, gastrointestinal bleeding, and acute renal failure. There are nurse aids available—one for the floor when it reaches nine patients. Registered Nurses are required to titrate drips for analgesics, anticoagulants, and antihypertensives. RNs must be comfortable monitoring and assessing patients without dedicated telemetry/monitor techs. Charge nurses do take assignments while overseeing the unit. RT equipment available includes CPAP, BiPAP, high flow, and vents. Floating requirements will be determined by nursing management and departmental needs. Navy blue scrubs are the required dress code. This position entails a holiday requirement and may include cancellation for up to four shifts during the assignment period. Charting is done using an electronic health record system.