JOB DETAILS:
- Ratios: 1:6 for floor for surgical/medicine inpatient patients. Surgical Stepdown patients will be managed by stepdown trained nurse.
- Shift: 12 HR NIGHTS; 36 or 48 hours accepted. If 48, then no OT billed until after 48 hours.
- Contract Length: 13-26 weeks accepted
- RTO: 7 days MAX for Aya Auto Offer
- Float Requirement: when needed to like units
- Weekend Requirement: every other weekend
- ** Contract staff will be assigned and expected to work a Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team. Contract staff may be required to report to work during a catastrophic event, mass casualty or disaster. Consolidation to the Centralized Office mid contract may occur and the contract staff may be preassigned to units as needed
REQUIRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP:
- Minimum Years of Experience: Must have 2 years of surgical unit experience
- Traveler Experience: Travel experience is preferred by not required
- Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: Yes
- Skills: Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, use of Rapid Response Teams, Feeding tube care and management, Blood Product Administration, Central line care/management, Peripheral Line Care/Management, Phlebotomy, PICC line management, Starting IVs, Heparin Protocols, PCA, Surgical drains, Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleur-evac , External CPAP/BIPAP, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Interpretation of ABGs, Nasal Cannula, Non-invasive airway management, Oxygen face masks, Isolation Precautions, Wound Care/Wound Vac
- Certs: BLS
PREFERRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP:
- ACLS, Charge nurse experience and Level 1 Trauma, PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown, Telemetry - remote monitoring, IV insulin protocols, Titration of Insulin drips, Pre/Post Hemodialysis Management, Renal failure, Spinal cord injury, Traumatic Brain injury, Ortho trauma, Tracheostomy Management,
PATIENT DIAGNOSES:
- Wide range of patient diagnoses that have had or plan to have surgery or involved in a trauma: Cellulitis, Appendicitis, Cholecystitis, Diverticulitis, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Gun Shots, Stabbings, Falls, Various Cancers, Kidney Stones, Bowel Obstruction, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Limb Ischemia, Hernia, Gangrene
SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS:
- Wide range of any inpatient surgical procedure, as well as trauma: Cholecystectomy, Appendectomy, Hernia Repair, TURP, Ostomy Creation or Closure, Wound Debridement, Tumor Removal, Kidney Stone Removal, Amputations, Fem Pop Bypass
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT:
- Wound Vacs, Chest Tubes, NG tube/Corpak, JP Drains, Hemovac Drains, Penrose Drains
UNIT SYSTEMS (Medication, Documentation, Communication):
SCHEDULING TYPE:
- Schedule as needed as needed
UNIT ORIENTATION:
- 2 Days of hospital orientation, 24 hours of floor training
SCRUBS:
- All Navy or Navy on bottom/White Top
*** INTERNAL NOTES ***
*MUST Pass EKG Testing prior to start for this specialty.*
Combination acuity unit: Adult medical surgical and surgical stepdown.