Med Surg RN
Fort Wayne, IN
Staffing partner
Acute Care · Education/Staff Development · Medical/Surgical · Nursing Management/Admin
Posted May 17 · Not open to new grads
- Unit
- Med-Surg
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Travel
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 1.5+ years
- Staffing partner
- TNAA Healthcare
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
About this role
We're looking for Medical Surgical RNs for an immediate travel nurse opening in Fort Wayne, IN. The right RN should have 1-2 years recent acute care experience. Read below for more requirements.
As a MedSurg RN, you will conduct patient assessments and prioritize data collection based on patients' immediate conditions or needs. MedSurg RNs perform ongoing assessments and appropriate treatments as ordered by a physician. Documenting patient findings and providing education and support to patients' families is essential to this travel nurse position.
As a Medical Surgical Travel Nurse, you should be prepared to perform the following tasks: Provide bedside care for a variety of patients, including pre- and post-op patients. Prepare, administer and record prescribed medication, reporting any adverse reactions to treatment. Change dressings, insert catheters and start IVs.
Prepares equipment and aids physician during examination and treatment of patient. Educates patients on surgical procedures. Participates in discharge planning and initiates patient education plan as prescribed by physician.
Medical Surgical Travel Nurses should be able to stand and walk for long periods of time, as well as bend, lean and stoop without difficulty. RNs should be able to easily lift 20 pounds. Moving or lifting of patients may require lifting of up to 50 pounds at times.
RNs will work in a fast-paced environment treating patients that may be confused, agitated, and/or uncooperative. Requirements*: BLS, 1.5 Years
- Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment.
Pay: $2,071.94
Sourced from TNAA Healthcare’s careers page.
“RNs will work in a fast-paced environment treating patients that may be confused, agitated, and/or uncooperative. Requirements*: BLS, 1.5 Years * Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment.…” · from this posting
Requirements
- RN
- BLS
- 1.5 Years
Place
- City
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Median rent
- $999/mo
- Local household income
- $61,422/yr
- Metro price level
- 7% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Fort Wayne area index 92.6, where 100 is the national average.
Fort Wayne blends Midwestern charm with a surprisingly vibrant downtown scene. The city sits at the confluence of three rivers and offers family-friendly neighborhoods, growing healthcare networks, and easy access to both Indianapolis and Chicago.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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You are looking at TNAA Healthcare in the Columbus, OH market — Travel Nurse Across America under TotalMed, a national travel staffing company rather than one hospital campus. If you take an assignment through them, your days land on the…
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Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
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