RN (Registered Nurse)

Unit Notes
****2 YEARS MINIMUM ER/TRAUMA LEVEL 1 EXPERIENCE REQUIRED - MUST BE RECENT WITHIN THE PAST YEAR***

***Start times vary depending on shift (traveler needs to be flexible to work ALL shifts listed - this is mandatory, no exceptions)

***Travelers will need to pass a dysrhythmia exam within 48 hours of receiving offer, through UNA, only (with 2 MAX attempts).


PASS/FAIL Sim Lab on day 1 of orientation. If they fail, they will be made a DNU for 6 months.

Day/Mid shift: 7a-7p, 9a-9p, 10a-10p, 11a-11p, 12p-12a, 1p-1a
Night Shift: 3p-3a, 5p-5a, 7p-7a

- Unit: ER
- # beds: 60 beds; 14 are fast track. Bedside Triage.
- Certs: BLS, ACLS, ATCN or TNCC, PALS or ENPC required. Moderate conscious sedation competency testing.
- Ratios: 1:3-4
- Charge Nurse: Yes, and Unit Secretary
- Nurse Aides: Paramedics: IV's, IV fluids, discharges, tech duties
CNAs: tech duties"
- Weekend Requirement: Min 4 weekend shifts per schedule period. Must do 2 of 3 holidays during the holiday season
- Scrub Color: Navy
- Tele: Client Lifepacks monitors
- Vents: Puritan Benette 840, Dreager, Vision Bipap, V60s.
- Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: 2-6 Physicians and 2-4 midlevels
- IV Team: Paramedics can start IV's.
- RT 24/7: Yes
- Pharmacy 24/7: Yes, ER Pharmacist available on days, 5 days/week
- Shifts: Days / Mids: 7a, 9a, 10a, 11a, 12p, 1p
Nights: 3p, 5p, 7p
12 hr shifts
- Floating: Float between Gilbert and Chandler ER (7 miles/15 minutes apart), possibly mid-shifts
- Floor specific orientation: 2-3 days on floor.
- Common diagnosis / Types of patients: Trauma, MVAs, GSW, blunt trauma, piercing trauma, CVA (Stroke center), MI (CP center), high risk OB (have a separate entrance, Psych holds (4-6 per day) until transferred out, cardioversions, conscious sedation for closed fractures. 11% Peds population,. Only admit 15 or > any younger than 15 are stabilized and transferred.
- Additional Notes: 80,000 visits/year. Chest pain center and certified stroke center. Lab draws are lab draws unless central line access.

Radius Rule: 50 miles AND candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity within the past year

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