RN - MedSurg​/Tele

RN - Med Surg/Tele

About Facility:

• 637 Licensed Beds
• Level 1 Trauma Designation
• Teaching Hospital
• Chest Pain Center
• Stroke Center

Unit Information:

• Beds:
  Each Med Surg unit has 20-36 beds
• Minimum Years of Experience required? 2 years Med/Tele RN exp
• Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes

Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:

• Med surg / Telemetry all inpatient med surg units

Patient Ratios:

• RN: 1:4-6
• LPN: 1:4-6
• CNA: up to 1:14

Required License, National Certification, Certs (BLS, ACLS, etc.), or other position specific requirements such as Driver's License and/or Insurance:

• BLS required
• ACLS preferred traveler will be required to pass and EKG competency exam during onboarding
• Certification in med surg is a plus

Skills required:

• Trach care, chest tube management, PIV starts, glucometer
• Common drips:
  Insulin drips, Heparin drips, drips to titrate to HR not BP, MUST BE PROFICIENT IN ALL CARDIAC DRIPS

Support within the Department:

• CNA will assist with Vitals, blood glucose checks, baths, bed changes, feeding if need, patient safety attendant; walk pts, turn pts
• Unit Secretary: on unit 7a-11p; then house wide call secretary 11p-7a
• Charge nurse:
  Yes
• Phlebotomy? Most units are lab collect phlebotomy; RNs draw off of CVLs
• IV/VAT Team? Not an IV team - do have a PICC team
• Resource Nurse? Yes, we have discharge nurses, Resource team floats to all units
• RT 24/7
• Hospitalist 24/7
• Intensivist 24/7
• Telemetry monitoring/tech? Central telemetry unit

Technology/Equipment:

• EMR: EPIC
• IV Pump:
  Alaris
• Med dispensing:
  Pyxis
• Monitors:
  Phillips
• Unit specific equipment: VS3 vital sign monitors, Nova Glucose Stat Strips

Floating:

• Travelers are utilized in a float pool capacity will be required to float to all Med/Tele units in house, as needed

Orientation (facility and unit):

• 1 day orientation with work on educational modules
• 2 days departmental

Other notes:

• Scrub Color: RN
  - Navy; LPN
  - Ceil Blue
• Parking:
  Free? Have free parking around campus or can pay to park in parking decks
• Unit Culture:
  Busy;
  Team Oriented