TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified Med/Surg RN in Durham, North Carolina, 27704!
Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: RN
Specialty: Medical Surgical
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: 12H Nights
Hours per Shift: 12 hours
Experience: 1 year
License: Required
Certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS
Must-Have:
1 year of tele experience
Ability to read strips
Comfortable with CPAP/BiPAP
Description:
Med-Surg Unit with 23 beds.
Nurse to patient ratio is 1:4.
Common diagnoses include surgical patients such as orthopedic, general, spinal, and gender reassignment.
Critical patients are sent to a larger facility.
RNs are not required to titrate drips.
Tele/monitor technicians are available on the unit.
RNs are responsible for reading their own strips.
Charge nurses do not take assignments.
Nurse aides are present on the unit with a ratio of 1:12.
Respiratory therapy equipment includes BiPAP and CPAP.
Shifts are 12 hours, three days per week.
Weekend and holiday work may be required occasionally.
There are no on-call or standby requirements.
Floating to other units is not required.
RNs wear black scrubs; nursing assistants wear grey.
Unit-specific orientation is provided.
Charting system used is MEDITECH.