You’ll need
Certifications
✓ACLS, BLS, NIH
Qualifications
✓Must have : candidates without these skills will not be considered for the role
Medical City Denton
102open roles
184beds
36 miDenton to Dallas
New Texas Med/Surg RN contracts paying $2,600+/wk
Weekly. Verified links and pay changes. No account.
Full employer posting
- TRAVEL - RN Trauma Stepdown (636) / MC Denton / 7P-7A (1030641) Approved 48 hour contract Unit Information: Surgical Trauma-63610 Location: Medical City Denton Floor: 5th floor Building: Main General Information Tell us about the unit(s): Number of Beds - 25 Number of Staff – 44 FTE’s (57 headcount) Type of staff: Day Shift – 1 charge/6 RN’s/3 techs/1 secretary Night Shift – 1 charge/6 RN’s/3 techs Patient Ratios – 1:4 (1:5 max for stepdown) Type of equipment - EMR – Meditech On Call Requirement – none Floating Requirement - to stepdown service lines (Progressive Care Unit/Heart and Vascular Unit) Typical hiring profile Skill Set Most recruited for: (Travel RNs, local CNAs and sitters) Must have : candidates without these skills will not be considered for the role. ACLS, BLS, NIH Great customer service skills Preferred or nice to have : candidates with these skills will be considered first. Trauma/Orthopedic experience Meditech experience List typical procedures performed on unit(s):
- Patients requiring acute surgical intervention/consultation or post op care including:
- Trauma Surgery
- Bariatric Surgery
- Vascular Surgery
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- General Surgery
- Urological Surgery
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Neuro / Spine Surgery
- GI Bleed / Endoscopy
- Pulmonary Embolus
- Patients with neurological diagnosis including but not limited to: CVA, TIA, TBI, S/P Neuro-Surgery, Altered Mental Status
- Meningitis
- New onset Seizures ·
- Hypertensive Crisis ·
- Chest Pain, CHF ·
- Sepsis – Hemodynamically Stable ·
- Alcohol Withdrawal ·
- Pre and Post Cardiac Cath Lab procedural patients (HVU) ·
- Post–op CV surgery patients when hemodynamically stable (HVU)
- Unstable angina, suspected MI (NSTEMI & STEMI). (HVU) ·
- Chest pain rule out patients (HVU) ·
- Chest pain with acute EKG changes and or elevated troponin. (HVU)
- Patients with acute cardiac dysrhythmias requiring IV/PO medication management · Hypertensive Urgency ·
- Mild-Moderate congestive heart failure; with elevated BNP, and/or pulmonary edema on chest x-ray without shock ·
- Respiratory distress patients with documented Sp02 88% or below on room air requiring Venti mask, BiPAP or CPAP ·
- Post-op Femoropopliteal bypass, peripheral stents, post aortograms ·
- Post-op CEA ·
- Pulmonary Embolus requiring Heparin Drip ·
- Patients meeting PACU discharge criteria ·
- Vital Signs: HR 50-150 o BP >90 mmHg and < 180 mmHg Systolic
- Dyspnea with respiratory rate < 30 breaths/min or > 10 breaths/min.
- Oxygen Saturation greater than 90 · Patients receiving the following Intravenous drips:
- Agatroban o Agrastat/Integrelin/ReoPro o Amiodarone o Cardene o Cardizem o Dobutamine (Renal/Heart failure dose) o Dopamine (Renal/Heart failure dose) o Heparin o Lasix o Morphine or Ativan for palliative care o Nitroglycerin o Primacor o Sodium Bicarbonate Best personality Fit: Team player Adaptable to changing environment Good communication skills
About the role
Patients with neurological diagnosis including but not limited to: CVA, TIA, TBI, S/P Neuro-Surgery, Altered Mental Status