Job Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for a Med/Surg position at an acute care facility in Opelika, AL, requiring at least 1 year of experience and an AL or compact RN license.

Job Details

• Acute care hospital setting with placement on one of two Med/Surg units (5T or 7T),
• 5T unit has 34 beds with a focus on diagnoses including CKD, ESRD, CVA, and DM; 7T unit has 36 beds and commonly treats COPD, Sepsis, AMS, UTI, AKI, Diabetes, COVID, Anemia, and general Weakness,
• Nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:5-6,
• Nurse aides are available with a goal ratio of 1:12 or better,
• RNs on 5T must be able to read telemetry strips independently; monitor techs are in a separate monitor room and not located on the unit; 7T uses Philips monitors and CMR owns the telemetry process with no tele techs on the floor,
• On 7T, RNs may titrate Heparin drips with pharmacist direction; set-rate drips include Amiodarone, Dobutamine, and Cardizem (all at stable doses),
• RT equipment on 5T includes high-flow oxygen, CPAP, and BiPAP; 7T supports all O2 modalities up to BiPAP - no ventilators,
• Charting is done in Cerner,
• Night shift, 3x12-hour shifts per week,
• 4 weekend shifts required per 4-week period,
• Floating required within the medical-surgical division,
• No on-call or standby requirements for travel staff,
• 13-week contract,

Job Requirements

• Active AL RN license or a Compact RN license currently in hand,
• Current BLS certification required for both units; NIHSS certification additionally required for 5T,
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience required,
• BSN not required,
• Cerner EMR experience preferred,
• Ability to read and interpret telemetry strips independently,

Additional Information

• Candidates must reside more than 100 miles from the facility to be eligible for this position,
• Holiday coverage is required: 5T requires 1 major and 2 minor holidays in winter; 7T requires Thanksgiving or Christmas plus New Year's Day or New Year's Eve, and one summer holiday (July 4th or Memorial Day),
• Scrubs must be ceil blue; scrubs are not provided by the facility,
• 5T orientation consists of 2 shifts on the unit; 7T orientation includes one week of PCPO at the education center plus two 12-hour shifts on the assigned unit,
• On 5T, modified self-scheduling is available; on 7T, contract employees do not self-schedule, though block scheduling is accommodated when possible,
• Charge nurses may flow into staffing as census or staffing needs dictate

Job Tags

Contract work, Summer holiday, Shift work, Night shift, Weekend work

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