Job Description

Planet Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Waterville, Maine.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

ASAP start needed


Simplifi Interviews

Hospital Information:

Waterville, ME


48 Bed Community Hospital – to include ED/ICU/Med Tele, Birthing Center, Day Surgery

General Information:

Beds: 26 total; ICU – 4; Med Surg - 22


Minimum years of experience: 2 years


Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes

Patient Types:

Will take patient 10+ years old – confirm comfortability during interview (PALS not required)

Posting could be for strictly MedSurg RN or ICU/MedSurg – would need to be comfortable taking all patients on unit

Diagnoses include, but not limited to:


ICU: DKA – insulin drips; Cardiac dysrhythmias on Cardiac drips, Respiratory Failure (ventilators, Bipap, HFNC), post-op hemicolectomies (24-48 hr observation), any complex abdominal surgeries, acute or declining COVID+, GI Bleeds, Sepsis, Complicated Post-operative Patients, ETOH, IVDA, CVA’s – patients in need of intervention are transferred; Trauma, Neuro, major cardiothoracic – will typically be stabilized and transferred out


Med/Tele: COPD, PNA, COVID, CHF, Sepsis, DVT, PE, AKI, uncontrolled DM, ETOH, IVDA, post-op total joints, CVA, patients awaiting placement, 1:1 for suicidal ideation or 1:1 dementia/aggression patients; Surgical patients include: total joints, abdominal, hysterectomy, colorectal, appendectomies, cholecystectomies, podiatry

Patient Ratios:

ICU:

RN: Day & Night - 1:3 ; based on acuity


Tech: Day & Night - 1:10

Med/Tele:

RN: Day & Night - 1:6; based on acuity


Tech: Day & Night - 1:10

Required Certifications:

ICU: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS


Med Tele: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS

Skills required:

ICU: Please ask all travelers about charge experience and include in the offer info if they have/have not worked in a CRN capacity

Critical care drips, cardiac/insulin drips, cardiac rhythm interpretation, Vent management, epidural management (will manage medication – Anesthesia available as resource), invasive line management, ostomy, general drains, trach management (preferred), wound care

Med/Tele: Please ask all travelers about charge experience and include in the offer info if they have/have not worked in a CRN capacity

Tele RN with ACLS, Cardiac rhythm interpretation, PIV starts, central line management, PCA pumps, drains, ostomies, IV ABX, blood products, wound care, chest tubes, epidural management (will manage medication – Anesthesia available as resource); Experience with spinal surgical patients (preferred)


Positivity is key in this unit. Unit is close knit and fast paced!

Support on the Unit:

Charge nurse: full patient assignment


Phlebotomy? Will draw peripheral labs only


IV/VAT Team? No – will call Anesthesia team as needed for line placement


RT, 24/7 – will manage Vents, Bipap and HFNC


Hospitalist during the day 0

1: Doc in a box – after 7pm will utilize Eagle Health via Zoom call

ED physician, 24/7 in house


Anesthesiologist on call 24/7 (minutes away)

Charting System:

Cerner


Alaris


Pyxis

Floating: If yes, where?

ICU:

Will be required to take Med Surg patients, up to 1:6 ratio, as needed


Possibility to float to other areas as a helping hand or to take Med Surg patients


Birth Center for post-op surgical


May be asked to administer monoclonal antibody injections to COVID+ patients – training provided

Med/Tele:

Helping hands or medical surgical patients in other areas

Orientation: (facility and unit)

3 days – Charting system review and NEO Day 1; 2 days of preceptor training

Possibility of Cerner training if needed

Scheduling:

Weekend rotation: every other


Will they be on call? No call


Holiday Expectations: 2 of 4 major or every other


Approval of time off? up to 7 days – must extend contract for any full week of RTO

Other notes:

Scrub Color: any solid color, professional


Free Parking? Yes

Planet Healthcare Job ID #10-339953. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.

About Planet Healthcare

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Benefits

• Medical benefits
• Vision benefits
• Dental benefits
• 401k retirement plan
• Weekly pay
• Referral bonus

Job Tags

Weekly pay, Holiday work, Contract work, Immediate start, Shift work, Night shift, Weekend work,

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