Contract-RN-Nephrology Specialty Unit(617)-7P-7A/13 weeks

Job Description

Facility Overview:

At Metropolitan, we recognize the unique needs of each of our patients and strive to deliver the golden standard of care that Methodist has become known for regionally and nationally each and every day. That’s our promise to you. Because we are part of Methodist Healthcare, we embrace the organization’s mission of ‘Serving Humanity to Honor God.’

With our Metropolitan Methodist Hospital women’s pavilion, the only stand-alone facility in downtown San Antonio dedicated to the health of women and their newborn babies, we earned an excellent reputation, one baby at a time. Our health for life center consistently makes a difference through life-changing weight loss surgery. The recent addition of a robotic surgery system is a prime example of how we are integrating new technology to better serve your needs.

When you or a loved one must be hospitalized, Metropolitan Methodist Hospital is here to offer outstanding heart and cancer care, general surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, obstetrics and gynecology services, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services, sleep disorder evaluation and the largest emergency room in downtown San Antonio.

Unit Highlights:

Position Description:

Unit/Cost Center: [Medical/Renal 6th Floor (617) ] / Shift: 7A-7P/7P-7A

Skill Set Most recruited for:  (Travel RNs)

Must have: (candidates without these skills will not be considered for the role)

• BLS

Preferred Skills: (candidates with these skills will be considered first)

• 1 year of med/surg nursing experience
• Meditech experience

Typical procedures performed on unit(s):

• IV starts/therapy
• Wound care
• Patient assessment and implementation of interventions
• Use of drainage devices
• Central line management
• Blood product administration

Unit Guidelines/Policies:

• Will be addressed once on unit
• RN should be familiar with National Patient Safety Goals

Dress Code: Include requirements, but most of all not acceptable attire.

• Scrub Color -  Navy
• Closed toe shoes
• Tattoos covered appropriately

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