Travel Nurse RN - Rehabilitation - $1,858 per week

TalentBurst, Inc is seeking a travel nurse RN Rehabilitation for a travel nursing job in Macon, Georgia.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Rehabilitation
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days, flexible
• Employment Type: Travel

Title: RN - Rehabilitation

Location: Macon Georgia 31210

Duration: 13 Weeks

Shift: 12hr Day Shift - 36

Shift Information: 7a - 7p

Clinical Interviewing- Yes - Manager Approval to Offer

On Call, Call Back Requirements: None

Weekend Rotation: 6 weekend shifts on a 6 week schedule- (6 out of 12 shifts)

Holiday Requirements: None

Floating Requirements: Rehab Unit 1 and 2

About Facility:

• 3351 North Side Dr. Macon, GA 21210
• 5-6 miles from the main hospital
• Beds: 58

Unit Information:

• Beds: 25
• Census: 20-25

Minimum Years of Experience required: 2 years of Inpatient Rehab or MedSurg experience; need to at least have knowledge of inpatient rehab. Will accept RN or LPN for RN posting

Will you accept a first-time traveler: Yes

Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:

• Neuro, Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, CVA, Aneurysm – referral of acute patients mostly from hospitals. Most nurses who will adapt to Unit 2 are nurses who have worked on MedSurg/Neuro units or other rehab facilities
• Post-craniotomies, CVAs, brain bleeds, patients with PEG tubes and trachs (trachs mostly capped, seldomly trach collar to O2 managed by RT), braces, splints, mobility deficits

Patient Ratios:

• RN/LPN: 1:5-7
• CNA: 1-3 CNAs per shift

Required License, National Certification, Certs:

• Active RN License (GA)
• BLS, NIHSS

Skills required:

• Experience with above patient types, wound care, dressing changes, wound vacs, drains, peripheral IV starts/maintenance, ostomy care, IV antibiotics, PEG tube maintenance, tube feeds, established trach care/maintenance (RT here 24/7 if needed), handling braces/splints, familiar with bowel/bladder programs
• No drips

Support Available:

• CNA – can assist with VS, Glucose Checks, baths, feeding, ambulating patients, assisting turning patients, hourly rounding, transporting patients as needed (Hospital has designated Transport Team)
• Receptionist/HUC: Unit secretary on unit
• Charge RN
• Phlebotomy and Nurse draw
• RT 24/7
• Hospitalist during the day, on call at night

Technology/Equipment:

• EMR: EPIC
• IV Pump: Alaris
• Med dispensing: Pyxis
• Monitors: Phillips

Unit specific equipment:

• VS3 vital sign monitors, Nova Glucose Stat Strips
• Portable vital signs monitors (Dynamapp)
• Bladder scanners, IV pump, portable oxygen system
• Suction machine

Floating: If yes, where: Between Unit 1 and Unit 2

Orientation (facility and unit):

• 1 day orientation with work on educational modules
• 2 days departmental
• Weekend rotation: 5-6 weekend shifts out of 12 (on a 6-week schedule)
• On call: No
• Holiday Expectations: work one shift of each major holiday (Thanksgiving Day or day after + 12/24 or 12/25 + 12/31 or 1/1)
• Approval of RTO: to go through manager
• Shift times: 0700-1900, 1900-0700
• Schedule cycle: 6-week schedule

Other notes:

• Scrub Color: RN- Navy; LPN- Ceil Blue
• Parking: Free parking lot
• Unit Culture: busy but work as team

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