Replacement-Contract-RN-Med-Surg(614)-7P-7A/ 13 weeks

Job Description

Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital

8026 Floyd Curl Dr.

San Antonio, TX 78229

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About Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital

At Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital, we recognize the unique needs of each of our patients. It’s an extraordinary effort that we continue to improve upon, creating ways to better serve our community when they need us most.

Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital receives international acclaim for its outstanding and dynamic kidney transplant, liver transplant and pancreas transplant programs, setting record numbers for volume and desired outcomes. Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital is home to the Texas Transplant Institute, a nationally recognized center that performed the world’s first 16-way kidney donor exchange chain during three consecutive days at a single hospital.

In addition to our successes in transplant procedures, Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital is widely recognized for other specialty programs. Our facility earned designation as a Center of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Excellence from the American Society for Bariatric Surgery in 2008. Our sexual assault response team provides a compassionate environment for sexual assault survivors ages 13 and up. This program serves as a model for hospitals and agencies all over the world

We hope that you will continue to allow us the opportunity to serve you and your family’s healthcare needs for many years to come.

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Hospital:  Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital

Location: San Antonio

Unit: Surgical (5E & 5W) (614)

Classification: RN-M/S

Shift Detail:  7A-7:30P / 7P-7:30A

Building/Floor/Suite information of unit:

General Information

Shift Details- Please correct information below  if needed:

• Quantity: 
• Assignment Length: 13 weeks
• Shift/Workdays: 7A-7:30P / 7P-7:30A
• Weekend – Yes - Rotating
• Call Requirements: No
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 Hrs.
• Special Skills/Experience required: 2 Years +
• Other Helpful or Misc. Information: 

***All travelers are required to float, while on the interview please inform traveler of the Methodist Floating Policy***

Unit Specifics - Information below is requested for better sourcing:

• Documentation system: Meditech
• Floating policy: As needed

Hiring profile

Requested Skill Set:

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

• BLS REQUIRED
• over 1 and ½ years nursing experience     
• Med Surge experience       
• Prior Travel experience

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

• M/S experience, prefer inpatient surgical patient care experience
• Meditech experience preferred

Specialty/Unit Certifications Required: (RN)

• Active Texas RN License – Temp License is no longer accepted

Procedures performed on unit: 

• Urology
• bariatrics      
• choley, appy, plastic surgery any surgical patients but not transplants

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

• Scrub Color

• RN: Navy-scrub top and pant, Navy or white scrub jacket

• Nail Policy – Clean and Healthy
• Hair - hair should be neat and clean with no extreme styles or colors. Beards, mustaches and sideburns should be clean and neatly trimmed
• Tattoos – Body art should be covered whenever possible. Body art that is not feasible to cover on a daily basis will be addressed individually
• Piercings – Visible piercings other than ears, is prohibited

Unit Guidelines/Policies:

• Floating Guidelines
• Methodist Acknowledgement Form
• Attendance Policies

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