Tact Staff is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg / Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Quincy, Illinois. Job Description & Requirements Specialty: Med Surg / Telemetry Discipline: RN Start Date: ASAP Duration: 13 weeks 36 hours per week Shift: 12 hours Employment Type: Travel Accepts LOCAL clinicians *Temp license has been coming in 14 business days* Facility requires clinical prescreen. If recommended, the hiring manager has 24-hours to accept/decline this candidate. Unit Med Surg/ TELE - Inpatient Surgical - 3rd floor # Beds 48 (two buildings) Nurse:Patient Ratios 1:4-6 Nights 1:5-6 LPNs available, virtual admission and discharge nurses to assist as well. Primary care nursing model is frequently used. Must be okay with this. Required Certifications: BLS, NIHSS Common diagnosis / Types of patients Neuro- laminectomy, cervical fusion, LESI, belly surgery-ostomies, hernia repair, joint replacement-total hips/knees. PICC, TPN, Lipids. Fem pop bypass, dialysis catheter insertions, BKA, AKA. DM (dialysis is also located on the 3rd floor) PCA, some epidurals, iv abx, chronic pain (narcotics), sepsis, urgent OR cases. Experience or 'Must have' skills Must have total joint experience. Understanding of PCA pumps, reversal drugs (narcan), sepsis management. Experience with TPN/ Lipids. Narcotic usage. 1 year of experience- surgical experience required. Are RN's required to titrate drips : Heparin. Common titratable &/or set rate drips Titrated per protocol. Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RN's required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors? There is a tele monitor tech that monitors. RNs to interpret strips. Draeger Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? Yes day shift is usually a Blessing staff nurse. Nights can sometimes be the house supervisor. Take a smaller assignment so they can assist. Are there Nurse Aides on this unit/Ratios Yes, although they do get pulled to be sitters. Night shift has more needs for CNA RT/Equipment (i.e., Cpap, Bipap, High Flow, vents, etc.) CPAP- Home unit. Airvo possibly. RT to manage. Bipap occasionally (will stay on unit) Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) 3-12 hour shifts starting at 7. Will not guarantee block scheduling. Discuss with leader for any scheduling needs. Schedules out 6 weeks in advance. Weekend Requirements Every other weekend. Sat. Sun for both shifts. Holiday Requirements In the holiday rotation with core staff Is there Call or a Standby requirement? none Floating Requirements? Float to like units only. If floated to higher acuity it would be to work as a help all and not take a patient load. Scrub Color/Dress Code/Scrubs Provided? Black Unit/Department Specific Orientation 1- 12 hour shift on shift of hire and unit of hire. First day is 12-14 hours to do comps, computer based modules, general orientation. Additional Notes fast paced, heavy patients. Can get 8-12 surgery admites per day as well as discharging patients at time Tact Medical Staffing Job ID #487628. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical/Tele About Tact Staff Our nurses choose Tact assignments because it provides the opportunity to take on new challenges in their careers while they travel across the United States and gain enriching experiences on a professional and personal level. Our dedicated team of staffing consultants will work with you and be your advocate as you choose to embark on new assignments. Our team is committed to providing our nurses and allied professionals with the most rewarding healthcare assignments and choices at primer healthcare institutions nationwide. Let us handle the details; you choose the job and location that are right for you. Be Adventurous, Make a Difference , Travel with Tact. Be Adventurous - Becoming a travel nurse or allied professional is not only a professional adventure, but a personal adventure as well. It is an opportunity to challenge yourself, to explore a new place, and try amazing food... Make a Difference - Nurses and allied professionals make such a huge difference in so many lives. The care and compassion you show to your patients, does not go unnoticed. We know how important your jobs is, which is why we take our job as recruiters so seriously. Being able to place nurses and allied professionals in hospitals, where you are doing something as crucial as saving lives, is something we feel thankful to be able to do. Travel with Tact - From the moment we receive your resume we begin trying to build a relationship with you. We know the importance of becoming your friend, before becoming your recruiter. Building friendly, yet professional relationships allows us to discover what you truly want... and don't want in a travel assignment.