Medical Surgical Unit - Travel Registered Nurse- $2210 per week.

Trusted is seeking an experienced nurse for this exciting travel nursing assignment. Trusted has streamlined the travel nursing experience by enabling nurses to apply directly to jobs without the need for recruiters. This unique approach provides more transparency, eliminates pesky calls from recruiters, and puts more money in your pocket. Join the thousands of nurses across the country who have already made the switch to a more modern way to work.

Experience:

• 2 years of experience with 3 months within the last 12 months.

• 12 months of Medical Surgical Unit experience.

• 3 months of Cerner experience is preferred.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have a Maine license or compact license (required for submission).

• This role will require floating to multiple units

• Travel only, local not allowed. Candidates must live >60 miles from facility to be submitted.

• Flu vaccination required for submission. Medical declinations accepted.

• Anyone who worked as Staff at a facility in this program in the last 36 months cannot be submitted.

• Anyone currently working at a facility in this program cannot be submitted.

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

Housing in ME becomes more expensive in the summer months, beginning in May. Be sure to confirm you are comfortable with housing options before applying.

Roles requiring state licensure only: License should not expire within 45 days following start date

Required Skills/Experience: Experience with chest tubes, tracheostomies, drains, wound vacs, IVs, PCAs, rare epidurals, IV antibiotics, and heparin drips is required.

Preferred Skills/Experience: Previous charge RN experience is highly preferred; the manager is willing to accept travelers without this experience only if they are willing to be trained as charge and to work in that capacity as needed during the contract. Cardiac strip reading and interpretation is preferred but not required.

Special Requests: Travel pairs are generally allowed to work the same weekend. Time-off requests require manager approval. You can only have 1 active application for the same position (same unit & shift at the same facility). Example: if you apply for day shift, you can also apply for night shift on the same unit and facility, but you cannot apply for another day shift position on the same unit & facility.

Unit Details: Patient population includes total joint patients (knees, hips, etc.), general medical-surgical patients, appendicitis, colectomies, small bowel cases, urology (TURP, cystoscopy), CHF, pneumonia, sepsis, diabetes, and patients with addictions in addition to other medical issues. RN patient ratios are 1:5-6 on days and 1:6-7 on nights. The charge nurse takes an assignment most shifts. Respiratory therapy and hospitalist support are available 24/7, along with a centralized telemetry monitoring technician. One person is available to assist with difficult IVs and central lines, but nurses are expected to make two attempts to start their own IVs before asking for assistance. Rapid response is not a designated separate team; it is attended by the in-house provider, respiratory staff, ICU and ED charge nurses, the unit charge nurse, staff nurses, and the nursing supervisor at a minimum.

Shift & Scheduling: Weekend rotation is every other weekend. No call. Holiday expectations: 2/4 as needed.

Floating Requirements: May float to the ICU for Med-Surg-level patients. May float to the ED for tasks or as helping hands.

14 days maximum time off

2 Manager references required from within the last 12 months

Driver’s license required for submission

Certifications:

• BLS (Basic Life Support)

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)

• Skills Checklist: Yes
• References: Yes
• License Type: registered
• License State: ME
• Certifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Basic Life Support

Job Details

• Job Type: Travel
• Nurse/Patient: 1/5-7
• Shift Type: Night
• Contract Date: Start ASAP
• Expected Length: 13 weeks
• Hours per Shift: 12
• Shifts per Week: 3