Med Surg RN
Natchez, Mississippi
Staffing partner
You'll give bedside care to a mix of pre- and post-op patients. This role comes through TNAA Healthcare, a staffing partner, so ask which facility you would land in.
- Eligibility
- Acute CareEducation/Staff DevelopmentMedical/SurgicalNursing Management/Admin
Posted May 28
- Shift and hours
- Days
- Unit and setting
- Medical-surgical · Hospital Provide bedside care for a variety of patients, including pre- and post-op patients.pre- and post-op patients
- License
- RN license
- Term
- Travel
Do you qualify?
- Certification
- BLS Requirements*: BLS, PALS, 2 Years
- Certification
- PALS
- Experience
- 2 years experience
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- dressing changes, catheter insertion, IV starts Change dressings, insert catheters and start IVs.
- Day to day
- medication administration and reporting adverse reactions Prepare, administer and record prescribed medication, reporting any adverse reactions to treatment.
- Day to day
- aids physician in exams and treatments Prepares equipment and aids physician during examination and treatment of patient.
- Day to day
- discharge planning and patient education Participates in discharge planning and initiates patient education plan as prescribed by physician.
- Start
- Immediate opening for an immediate travel nurse opening in Natchez, MS
- Details
- Fast-paced, with confused, agitated or uncooperative patients RNs will work in a fast-paced environment treating patients that may be confused, agitated, and/or uncooperative.
- Details
- Long periods of standing and walking Medical Surgical Travel Nurses should be able to stand and walk for long periods of time
- Details
- Lifting up to 50 lb at times Moving or lifting of patients may require lifting of up to 50 pounds at times.
The workplace
- Staffing partner
- TNAA Healthcare
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Med surg A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
Original listing
Posted on TNAA Healthcare’s careers page.
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We're looking for Medical Surgical RNs for an immediate travel nurse opening in Natchez, MS. 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, PALS, 2 Years
- Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment.
Pay: $1,657.59
What's around it?
Natchez, MSFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 13% below the US average
- Median rent
- $806/mo
- Household income
- $36,735/yr, all local households, not nurse pay