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

Benefits

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