Registered Nurse (RN) -Medical-Surgical Float Pool

Centstone HC • Columbia, MO

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in a Medical-Surgical Float Pool in an acute care setting in Columbia, Missouri. This is a 13-week travel contract with a day shift from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM and 36 guaranteed hours per week. The nurse must float throughout all assigned medical-surgical specialty units and be comfortable managing patient ratios of 1:6 and, when needed, up to 1:8. Holiday coverage is required. The facility uses Meditech EMR and may downstaff travelers by 36 or 48 hours during the contract, based on the weekly schedule.

Compensation is listed as weekly gross pay of $1,800 to $2,000, a blended hourly rate of $50 to $55, weekly taxable pay of $1,315, and a weekly non-taxable stipend of $1,246.

Requirements

• Active Missouri RN license or applicable compact RN license.
• At least 2 years of relevant medical-surgical nursing experience.
• Current BLS/BCLS certification.
• Remote telemetry and telemetry interpretation experience.
• Comfort managing patient ratios of 1:6 and up to 1:8 when needed.
• Willingness to float throughout all assigned medical-surgical specialty units.
• Skills in IV insertion, PICC/central line management, and vascular device access and care.
• Orthopedic, medical-surgical, and oncology skills, including traction, CPM, epidural/PCA pumps, feeding tubes, and wound vacs.
• Airway skills, including CPAP/BiPAP and tracheostomy care.
• Current CEU documentation.

Responsibilities

• Float throughout all assigned medical-surgical specialty units.
• Provide medical-surgical nursing care in an acute care setting.
• Manage patient ratios of 1:6 and up to 1:8 when needed.
• Provide holiday coverage.
• Use Meditech EMR.
• Perform IV insertion and manage PICC lines, central lines, and other vascular devices.
• Provide orthopedic, medical-surgical, and oncology care involving traction, CPM, epidural/PCA pumps, feeding tubes, and wound vacs.
• Provide airway care, including CPAP/BiPAP and tracheostomy care.
• Interpret telemetry and provide remote telemetry care.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed