Slate Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Winnebago, Nebraska.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Med Surg
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: ASAP
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Registered Nurse - Inpatient -
We are seeking an experienced Travel In-Patient RN for Medical unit for a 13-week Nights shift assignment.
The ideal candidate will be adaptable, quick-thinking, and able to thrive in a high-acuity, fast-paced environment.
You'll be providing compassionate and efficient care to a diverse patient population alongside a supportive clinical team.
Job Purpose & Position Overview -
The Inpatient Clinical Nurse possesses the ability to objectively assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care as a licensed Registered Nurse. The Registered Nurse also works in collaboration with the a multi-disciplinary medical team focused on providing patient centered care by identification of psycho-social needs, continuity of care related to disease prevention and chronic disease management and provides patient education to promote Health Literacy.
Specific Job Duties/Responsibilities -
Demonstrate the WCHS core mission, vision and values
To function as primary care Nurse, and assume responsibility of charge nurse duties in order to provide optimal quality of patient care
Completes comprehensive initial admission assessment
Creates Nursing Care plan based on identified or remarkable initial objective assessment
Provides interventions as ordered by the Medical Doctor, Nurse Practitioner, Physician
Assistant Evaluates patient response to intervention and promptly notifies Medical Provider of patient condition whenever necessary
Obtains specimen collection Generates consults to appropriate discipline based on initial admission assessment findings
Assists with Discharge planning
Provides patient disease preventable vaccines before discharge
Provides Discharge Instructions related to disease process and home management, and follow-up appointments with their Primary Care
Provider to ensure continuity of care
Demonstrates ability to float to area of need to meet patient demand (Outpatient, Emergency Room) and/or assists with Emergency Response
Preparedness operations Makes decisions in matters of significance Other duties as assigned
Requirements:
Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Nebraska or multi state licensure in a nurse licensure compact state.
Associates Degree in Nursing required.
Bachelors of Science in Nursing preferred.
Certifications in Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Physical Requirements:
Normal to heavy work which includes the ability to lift up to 20-50 lbs.
Lifting and/or transferring of patients may involve heavy lifting.
Regularly required to walk, stand, and sit for extended periods of time and use hands to operate computer keyboard, phone, and various office or medical equipment.
Manual dexterity with cooperatively free range of motion of all extremities including neck, fingers, hands, wrists, elbows, arms, shoulders, waist, legs, hips, knee joints, ankles, and feet is required.
Fine motor skills required.
Mental Requirements: Reading, writing, calculating Above average social interaction skills Reasoning/Analysis Works with minimal to no supervision Language Requirements: Must possess the ability to read, write, and speak the English language fluently. Must be able to continually and effectively employ professional verbal and written communications skills.
Slate Healthcare Job ID #62eeb466-8514-4eb6-b55f-379f396d7ef4. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.
About Slate Healthcare
Slate Healthcare is a premier travel healthcare staffing agency, connecting healthcare professionals with thousands of opportunities at top-tier hospitals and facilities across the country.
We’re committed to supporting nurses and allied health professionals in building stable, fulfilling careers—while embracing the freedom and excitement that comes with travel. Our goal is simple: to offer flexibility, competitive pay, and personalized placements that align with each clinician’s lifestyle and career goals.
At Slate, we empower our professionals to choose when and where they work, while ensuring they receive the highest compensation possible—because we believe that exceptional care starts with empowered caregivers.
