Excel is seeking highly skilled healthcare professionals for travel assignments across the United States. As a Travel Healthcare Professional, you will have the opportunity to work in diverse healthcare settings, providing essential medical care while exploring new locations and cultures.

Key Responsibilities:
• Provide direct patient care in accordance with healthcare facility policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive patient care.
• Maintain accurate patient medical records and documentation.
• Adhere to infection control standards and other regulatory requirements.
• Educate patients and their families on healthcare plans and treatments.

Qualifications:
• Active state licensure in [specify relevant states] (e.g., RN, LPN, PT, OT).
• Minimum [number] years of experience in [specialty].
• BLS/CPR certification (ACLS, PALS, or others as required by specialty).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to adapt to different environments and work independently.

Why Choose Excel Medical Staffing:
• Trusted partner with a proven track record in healthcare staffing.
• Competitive compensation package including hourly wages and stipends.
• Access to a wide range of healthcare facilities and specialties.
• Personalized support throughout your assignment.
• Opportunity to enhance your skills and build a diverse professional portfolio.

Additional Information:
• RTO 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 / Experience:
• 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 / Experience:
• 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 OFFER
• Float Requirement: when needed to like units
• Weekend Requirement: every other weekend
• Contract 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 Top

Internal Notes:
• MUST Pass EKG Testing prior to start for this specialty.
• Combination acuity unit: Adult medical surgical and surgical stepdown.

Job Requirements & Qualifications:
• Previous Charge Experience: Preferred
• Years of Experience: 2
• Certifications: BLS
• Skills: Blood Product Administration, Central line care/management, Chest tubes-Emerson/PleurEvac, External CPAP/BIPAP, Feeding tube care and management, Heparin Protocols, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Isolation Precautions, Management of dysrhythmias, MS/Tele, Nasal Cannula, Non-invasive airway management, PCA, Peripheral Line Care/Management, PICC line management, Starting and maintaining IVs, Surgical drains, Use of Rapid Response/Code teams, Wound Care/Wound Vac

Unit Details Staffing & Scheduling:
• Scheduling Type: Other
• Float Required: When needed
• Call Required: NO
• Weekend Coverage: True
• Orientation Hours: 24

Facility & Patient Care Details:
• Patient Age Groups: Adults
• Daily Census: 43 total patients: 9 Step Down Unit, 34 Floor

Additional Unit Information:
• Interdisciplinary Support: IV Teams, Physical Therapy, Respiratory Services, Interpretation Services, Phlebotomy, Radiology, Social Services, Rapid Response Teams, Pharmacy, Transportation, Unit Secretary

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

• Must have a teamwork approach and meet Novant behavioral expectations in all interactions with patients and staff. Must be able to adhere to Call off policy -STRONGLY ENFORCED.

Submission Process:
• All units are utilizing Clinical for direct profile review

Submission Details:
• Any previous PERM / PRN / EP staff employee of Novant Health or New Hanover must wait 12 months before applying as a traveler. Please note in the submission packet if your candidate previously worked here, the hospital name and dates of employment. Facility rehire approval is needed. We cannot proceed with any offer until rehire approval is obtained. Failure to disclose this information will negatively impact your candidate and may result in a cancel. Novant runs their own check on each traveler upon hiring, so we need to notify them beforehand.
• Current travel Per Diem clinicians at Novant Health or New Hanover are ineligible for travel assignments. Working both simultaneously is not accepted. Clinicians must select either travel Per Diem or a Travel Contract. Please indicate in the submission packet if your candidate is currently in a travel Per Diem role at this Health system and if they wish to transition to a Travel Contract.
• Candidate's perm address under 50 miles will be offered at a lower local rate. See AM for details.
• RTO - We can auto approve 7 days of RTO or less as long as it does not fall on a holiday. Anything more requires facility approval. Candidate MUST WORK 2 out of 3 major holidays. No RTO allowed during the first week of a traveler's assignment due to orientation.
• NC or Compact license pending OK for submission. Required in hand at time of start.
• Candidates may float within hospital or to an affiliate hospital nearby - Please refer to the job description for floating details. It is common for travelers to float to other units based on their skill sets and based on census. Candidate must be comfortable floating based on the job description with no restrictions or special requests.
• Travel Pairs - Allowed but MUST be submitted for and work on different units. Must be called out in the submission if your clinician is part of a travel pair.
• Charting Exp Required - Epic is most common. Please review the specific job posting for details.
• References - Pending references at time of submission OK. Required at time of start. Two manager/supervisor references from within the past 12 months are HIGHLY preferred at time of submission.
• # of jobs in system we can sub: Top 3 choices only and acknowledge your candidate's openness or flexibility to other Novant locations, units, and shifts in the submission email.

Fatigue Policy:
• Travelers cannot work more than 5 days in a row and/or more than 60 hours in a week.

Modules:
• Modules are non-billable
• Acute Care roles: 8-10 hours of modules
• Non-Acute roles: 4-5 hours of modules
• Modules must be completed pre-start and annually, and hours vary by specialty
• Modules are recorded via online learning, and Zoom, webinar, and in-person classes

Guaranteed Hours: Contract Weeks:91