Job Description

NuWest Travel Nursing is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Yakima, Washington.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/20/2025
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

• General Information:
  • Beds: 42, mixture of single and double rooms
  • Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes, with at least 2 years of experience.
  • Required years of experience: 1 year
• Patient Types:
  • General medical patients (pneumonia, acute kidney injury, renal failure, bowel obstruction, etc) All post-operative medical status patients, all medical level trauma patients
  • Total joints: knees, hips, shoulders (required experience)
  • Back surgeries (Back Surgeon operating on Tues/Wed) Spinal fusions (anterior and posterior approach)
  • Trauma: fractures femur
• Patient Ratios:
  • Day shift 1:4-5
  • Night shift 1:6
• Required Licensure & Certifications:
  • BLS
  • Tele Exam required? No
• Skills required: Experience with orthopedic patients is required. CPAP, Bipap w/support of RT. Experience with post-op patients is required. Wound vacs, JP/Hemovacs, SCDs, experience heparin drips, protonix, octreotide drips (standard protocol, titrate per lab orders)
• Support on the Unit:
  • CNA: 1:6-7 on day shift, 1:8-9 on night shift
  • Receptionist/HUC: 7am-7pm- NOC shift has one house secretary for the house
  • Charge nurse: yes, limited patient assignment
  • Phlebotomy: yes all day
  • IV/VAT Team: Yes 0700-2300
  • Wound Care: Monday – Friday during the day.
  • Resource Nurse: when staffing allows.
  • RT: yes, all day
  • Hospitalist: yes, 24/7 in house
• Telemetry monitoring: Remote only
  • Are RNs required to read/measure tele strips? No
  • ICU Shift coordinator signs strips, bedside RN responses for assessment/treatment
• Technology/Equipment:
  • EMR: EPIC
  • IV pumps: Alaris
  • Medication dispensing: Omnicell
• Floating: If yes, where?
  • Other MedSurg units as needed
• Orientation:
  • Hospital NEO
  • 1-2 12hr Shifts on the unit with a preceptor
• Scheduling:
• Weekend rotation: Yes, every other weekend
  • Nights shift weekends are considered Friday/Sat
  • On call? If so, what is that schedule? No
  • Holiday Expectations: 1-2 holidays per contract
  • RTO: Approve up to 7 days of RTO
  • Shift times: 7am-730pm or 7pm-730a
  • Schedule cycle: Will receive schedule 4 weeks in advance for a 4 week period
• Other notes:
  • Scrub Color: Any color
  • Parking: Free on site and surrounding lots

Job Tags

Contract work, Remote work, Monday to Friday, Shift work, Night shift, Weekend work, Day shift,

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