Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg - $2,926 per week Job Listing at Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center Crisis Response in Wilmington, NC (Job ID 6186829-2024-10-27)

Description

Certification Details
• Chemotherapy administration certification is required prior to start; required to obtain prior to start.
• Will accept travelers that do not currently have the ONC cert!

Job Details
• RTO after booking is not allowed and Is not allowed to be worked out onsite.
• Any call offs or additional RTO on unit, could possibly turn into a cancel and DNR.
• WILL CERT FOR CHEMO
• Target Ratios: 1:6-7
• Shift: NIGHTS; Unit will accept contracts from 13 weeks+ up to March 15, 2025 (hard stop) to get the unit through the holidays!
• RTO: 7 days MAX - NO CHRISTMAS RTO; 36 or 48 hours. If 48 then no OT billed until after 48.
• Call Requirement: Call required if called off on a prescheduled shift.
• Float Requirement: Floating required to similar units and alternate care locations with inpatients holding, such as inpatient holding in the ED, or any alternate medical patient care location.
• Weekend Requirement: *EVERY OTHER WEEKEND REQUIRED.
• 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
• PATIENT DIAGNOSES: General medical-surgical diagnosis primary patient population. Administration of chemotherapy/biotherapy -IV, PO, or injection.
• SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS: Daily Census 42.
• During times of increased census, typical ratios may be higher.
• Contract staff will be assigned equally to the home unit staff to ensure that patients are covered with a registered nurse
• Like units includes floating to inpatient holding in the ED, or any alternate medical patient care location.
• Shifts called out will need to have make up shifts rescheduled.
• Attendance to monthly staff meetings.
• UNIT SYSTEMS (Medication, Documentation, Communication): PYXIS, EPIC, SBAR.
• UNIT ORIENTATION: 24 hrs (2 shifts)
• SCRUBS: Navy Blue and white.

Job Requirements
• Minimum Years of Experience: 1 year
• Traveler Experience: Will accept 1st time travelers.
• Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: Yes
• Skills: Administer chemo. Experience in an inpatient setting is required, Med/Surg, Colostomy care, Accessing Ports, Blood Product Administration, Central line blood draw, Peripheral Line Care/Management, PICC line management, Heparin, Insulin, Chemotherapy Administration, Monitoring Chemotherapy, Surgical drains, Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleur-evac, Nasal Cannula, Non-invasive airway management, Isolation Precautions, Wound Care/Wound Vac
• Certs: Chemotherapy administration certification is required prior to start; required to obtain prior to start.
• Preferred Skills / Certs / Exp: CPI. Charge nurse experience, OCN

Schedule Information
• Shift: NIGHTS
• Target Ratios: 1:6-7
• RTO: 7 days MAX - NO CHRISTMAS RTO; 36 or 48 hours. If 48 then no OT billed until after 48.
• Call Requirement: Call required if called off on a prescheduled shift.
• Float Requirement: Floating required to similar units and alternate care locations with inpatients holding, such as inpatient holding in the ED, or any alternate medical patient care location.
• Weekend Requirement: *EVERY OTHER WEEKEND REQUIRED.

Unit Specific Information
• Primarily Medical Surgical patients with Oncology history and occasional Chemotherapy administration
• Like units includes floating to inpatient holding in the ED, or any alternate medical patient care location.
• Shifts called out will need to have make up shifts rescheduled.
• Attendance to monthly staff meetings.

Additional Details
• 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