Job Summary
Registered Nurse — Medical-Surgical Floor. The role provides nursing care for adult, pediatric, and geriatric patients in a short-term acute care setting. Responsibilities include managing medical and post-surgical patients, supporting discharge activities, and caring for patients requiring telemetry, drains, chest tubes, epidurals, patient-controlled analgesia, and continuous bladder irrigation.
Job Details
- Required Qualifications: Registered Nurse with at least 1 year of experience; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; compact state license in hand at submission; required charting system experience; experience with accessing and managing ports, chest tubes, continuous bladder irrigation, heparin, isolation precautions and personal protective equipment (PPE), medical-surgical care, nasal cannula, non-invasive airway management, oxygen administration, patient-controlled analgesia, peripheral line care and management, surgical drains, telemetry, total joint replacement, rapid response and code teams, and epidurals.
- Schedule: Night shifts consisting of 12-hour shifts, scheduled for 36 hours per week; every other weekend coverage is required, and on-call coverage may be required.
- Float: Float rotation may be required.
- Additional Information: The role supports approximately 1:4 to 1:5 patient ratios and includes care for medical and pre- and post-surgical patients, including urology, gynecology, abdominal, vascular, oncology, and pediatric cases. Clinical responsibilities may include laminectomy care, total joint replacement, transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), continuous bladder irrigation, heparin infusions, epidurals, and patient-controlled analgesia. Discharge-related responsibilities and complete discharges are included, with orientation provided for medical-surgical nurses transitioning into the role.
Benefits
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
