Travel Med Surg / Ortho - $2,105 per week

Company: Health Creighton University Medical Center
Location: Omaha
Posted on: April 2, 2025

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• BLS
• ACLS
  • Job Details
  • Facility in Eastern Nebraska is looking for several traveling Med-Surg nurses.
  • The hospital is looking for both day and night shift coverage.
  • The shift will be twelve hours, 13-26 Week Contracts, 36-48 hour guarantees.
    • Job Requirements
    • BLS required
    • ACLS preferred
    • Driver's license required at submittal and will be used to determine if candidate is outside 50 miles.
      • Schedule Information
      • SELF SCHEDULING.
      • 0630-1900, 1830-0700
      • Weekend Requirements: Every other weekend
      • Holiday Requirements: 2-3 Holidays from Thanksgiving to New Years.
      • Floating Requirements: Yes to other medical surgical areas or units with MedSurg patients waiting for a MedSurg bed.
        • Additional Details
        • Common diagnosis / Types of patients: MedSurg/Tele- joint replacements, fractures, colon resections, COPD exacerbation, prostatectomy, cellulitis, sepsis, ortho trauma, GI bleeds, pneumonia, failure to thrive
        • Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:5-6
        • Are RN's required to titrate drips?: Heparin, lidocaine, and ketamine
        • Common titratable &/or set rate drips: PCA pumps
        • Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift? Does the charge nurse take an assignment?: Yes
        • Are there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit? Ratios? Duties?: Yes- 1:10-20
        • Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RN's required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors?: Tele techs will interpret, RNs should have some tele awareness
        • How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation?: 2 days
        • Have mechanical lifts in every other room, Big focus on hourly rounding and responsiveness, This unit typically has multiple discharged and admissions in one day- a nurse is successful on this unit when they can manage the business of the day, have good attendance, are a team player, friendly, compassionate, and cares about patients first. They serve patients of all cultures on this unit including Spanish, Karen, Burmeese.

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