Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg - $2,844 per week

Company: Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Location: Wilmington
Posted on: November 2, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• Chemotherapy administration certification is required prior to start; required to obtain prior to start.
• Will accept travelers that do not currently have the ONC cert!
  • Job Details
  • RTO after booking is not allowed and Is not allowed to be worked out onsite.
  • Any call offs or additional RTO on unit, could possibly turn into a cancel and DNR.
  • WILL CERT FOR CHEMO
  • Target Ratios: 1:6-7
  • Shift: NIGHTS; Unit will accept contracts from 13 weeks+ up to March 15, 2025 (hard stop) to get the unit through the holidays!
  • RTO: 7 days MAX - NO CHRISTMAS RTO; 36 or 48 hours. If 48 then no OT billed until after 48.
  • Call Requirement: Call required if called off on a prescheduled shift.
  • Float Requirement: Floating required to similar units and alternate care locations with inpatients holding, such as inpatient holding in the ED, or any alternate medical patient care location.
  • Weekend Requirement: *EVERY OTHER WEEKEND REQUIRED.
  • Contract staff will be assigned and expected to work a Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team.
  • Contract staff may be required to report to work during a catastrophic event, mass casualty or disaster.
  • Consolidation to the Centralized Office mid contract may occur and the contract staff may be preassigned to units as needed
  • PATIENT DIAGNOSES: General medical-surgical diagnosis primary patient population. Administration of chemotherapy/biotherapy -IV, PO, or injection.
  • SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS: Daily Census 42.
  • During times of increased census, typical ratios may be higher.
  • Contract staff will be assigned equally to the home unit staff to ensure that patients are covered with a registered nurse
  • Like units includes floating to inpatient holding in the ED, or any alternate medical patient care location.
  • Shifts called out will need to have make up shifts rescheduled.
  • Attendance to monthly staff meetings.
  • UNIT SYSTEMS (Medication, Documentation, Communication): PYXIS, EPIC, SBAR.
  • UNIT ORIENTATION: 24 hrs (2 shifts)
  • SCRUBS: Navy Blue and white.
    • Job Requirements
    • Minimum Years of Experience: 1 year
    • Traveler Experience: Will accept 1st time travelers.
    • Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: Yes
    • Skills: Administer chemo. Experience in an inpatient setting is required, Med/Surg, Colostomy care, Accessing Ports, Blood Product Administration, Central line blood draw, Peripheral Line Care/Management, PICC line management, Heparin, Insulin, Chemotherapy Administration, Monitoring Chemotherapy, Surgical drains, Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleur-evac, Nasal Cannula, Non-invasive airway management, Isolation Precautions, Wound Care/Wound Vac
    • Certs: Chemotherapy administration certification is required prior to start; required to obtain prior to start.
    • Preferred Skills / Certs / Exp: CPI. Charge nurse experience, OCN
      • Schedule Information
      • Shift: NIGHTS
      • Target Ratios: 1:6-7
      • RTO: 7 days MAX - NO CHRISTMAS RTO; 36 or 48 hours. If 48 then no OT billed until after 48.
      • Call Requirement: Call required if called off on a prescheduled shift.
      • Float Requirement: Floating required to similar units and alternate care locations with inpatients holding, such as inpatient holding in the ED, or any alternate medical patient care location.
      • Weekend Requirement: *EVERY OTHER WEEKEND REQUIRED.
        • Unit Specific Information
        • Primarily Medical Surgical patients with Oncology history and occasional Chemotherapy administration
        • Like units includes floating to inpatient holding in the ED, or any alternate medical patient care location.
        • Shifts called out will need to have make up shifts rescheduled.
        • Attendance to monthly staff meetings.
          • Additional Details
          • Contract staff will be assigned and expected to work a Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team.
          • Contract staff may be required to report to work during a catastrophic event, mass casualty or disaster.
          • Consolidation to the Centralized Office mid contract may occur and the contract staff may be preassigned to units as needed

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