HealthTrust Workforce Solutions Regional is seeking a local contract nurse RN Med Surg for a local contract nursing job in Asheville, North Carolina.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Med Surg
- Discipline: RN
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Local Contract
Tell us about the unit(s):
· Number of Beds - 44
· Number of Staff – 75
· Type of staff:
o Day Shift – staffing grid calls for 1 charge, 11 RNs, 4 CNAs, 1 unit secretary
o Night Shift – staffing grid calls for 1 charge, 10 RNs, 4 CNAs, 1 unit secretary
· Patient Ratios – 1:6 on day shift, 1:7 on night shift
· Type of equipment – Telemetry, PCA, wound vacs, Baxter IV pumps, TPN, tube feeds, urinary catheters
· EMR - Cerner
Must have:
· Telemetry competency
· Urology and bowel experience (that’s our two biggest patient populations)
Preferred or nice to have: candidates with these skills will be considered first.
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List typical procedures performed on unit(s):
· TPN
· PCA
· Wound vacs
· Tube feeds, PEG tubes, dobhoffs
· NG tubes
· Colostomies and urostomies
· Drains: biliary, JP, nephrostomy, urinary catheters, CBI
· Heparin drips, IV antibiotics
· Cholecystectomies, appendectomies, podiatry, bowel resections, plastics, urology surgeries and nephrectomies, hysterectomies, mastectomies, oral/maxillary, thyroidectomies, hernia repairs,
Best personality Fit:
· Positive, smiling, and engaging
· Fast-paced and energetic
· Good communicator with the charge nurse, unit secretary, providers, and the CNA team
REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS:
· BLS, telemetry
Floating Area(s):
· Other med-surg areas
Resource pool, per diem, and travel assignments available as well
