Job descriptionRTO after booking is not allowed and is not allowed to be worked out onsite. Any call offs or additional RTO on unit, could possibly turn into a cancel and DNR. REQUIRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP : Minimum Years of Experience : Must have 2 years of surgical unit experience Traveler Experience : Travel experience is preferred by not required Locals Accepted / Rate Difference : Yes Required Skills : Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, use of Rapid Response Teams, Blood Product Administration, Central line care / management, Peripheral Line Care / Management, Surgical drains, Nasal Cannula, Non-invasive airway management, Isolation Precautions, Wound Care / Wound Vac Certs : BLS, ACLS, NIH PREFERRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP : titrate cardiac drips, titrate vasoactive drips, Chest tubes-Emerson / Pleur-evac JOB DETAILS : Ratios : 1 : 6 for floor for surgical / medicine inpatient patients. 13-26 week contracts accepted 36 or 48 hours accepted. If 48, then no OT billed until after 48 hours. Shift : 12 HR NIGHTS;RTO : 7 days MAX for AYA AUTO OFFERFloat Requirement : when needed to like units Weekend Requirement : every other weekendContract staff will be assigned and expected to work a Storm Team and / or Hurricane Team. Contract staff may be required to report to work during a catastrophic event, mass casualty or disaster. Consolidation to the Centralized Office mid contract may occur and the contract staff may be preassigned to units as needed PATIENT DIAGNOSES : Wide range of patient diagnoses that have had or plan to have surgery or involved in a trauma : Cellulitis, Appendicitis, Cholecystitis, Diverticulitis, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Gun Shots, Stabbings, Falls, Various Cancers, Kidney Stones, Bowel Obstruction, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Limb Ischemia, Hernia, Gangrene SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS : Wide range of any inpatient surgical procedure, as well as trauma : Cholecystectomy, Appendectomy, Hernia Repair, TURP, Ostomy Creation or Closure, Wound Debridement, Tumor Removal, Kidney Stone Removal, Amputations, Fem Pop Bypass SPECIAL EQUIPMENT : Wound Vacs, Chest Tubes, NG tube / Corpak, JP Drains, Hemovac Drains, Penrose Drains UNIT SYSTEMS (Medication, Documentation, Communication) : Pyxis, EPIC, SBAR SCHEDULING TYPE : Schedule as needed as needed UNIT ORIENTATION : 2 Days of hospital orientation, 24 hours of floor training SCRUBS : All Navy or Navy on bottom / White TopINTERNAL NOTESMUST Pass EKG Testing prior to start for this specialty.Combination acuity unit : Adult medical surgical and surgical stepdown.