We are searching for a Registered Nurse for our Surgical/Ortho/Trauma unit – someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. 11WT is a 36 bed surgical/orthopedic/trauma unit. The unit consists of 32 general admission beds and 4 designated trauma beds. 11WT receives a wide array of surgical patients from a variety of surgical services.

· General Surgery: appendectomies, hernia repairs, pectus repairs, tumor resections

· Orthopedic Surgery: spinal fusions, bone fractures, osteotomies

· Urology Surgery: ureteral re-implants, nephrectomies, bladder augmentations

· Plastic Surgery: cleft lip and/or palate repairs, rhinoplasties, brachial plexus repairs

· ENT Surgery: Tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, PE Tube placement, cochlear implants

The 4 trauma beds are used for patients who have sustained a multisystem or severe injury from some sort of trauma. You may also see minor trauma patients throughout the unit. Some of the types of trauma that we see are mot...