RN - MedSurg/Tele

About Facility:


o 920 Church St N, Concord, NC 28025


o 457 licensed beds


o Trauma Level III


o Teaching Hospital


o Chest Pain Center


o Stroke Center of Excellence


o Bariatric Center of Excellence


o Radius rule: Traveler's permanent address must be 50 miles outside of home unit
• Department Information:


o Beds: 10
• Avg Daily Census - 8 patients


o Minimum Years of Experience required: 18 months of Med/Tele RN experience


o Will you accept a first-time traveler? Not preferred, will consider
• Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:


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


o BLS, ACLS, NIHSS (Resource Team requirement)
• Ratios:


o RN: 1:5
• Skills required:


o General Med/Tele skillset: Stroke experience, cardiac rhythm interpretation, trach care, PIV starts, chest tube management, NGT placement, drain/tube management (Dobhoff, PEG tubes, Hemovac, JP drains, flexiseals, foley insertion/management, etc), PCA pumps


o Medication gtt management to include : Cardiac drips, Heparin, blood products, IVF
• Support within the Department:


o Supervisor


o Charge RN - may or may not have patients


o Resource RN - will assist with Admissions/Discharges


o RT, 24/7 - not dedicated to this unit specifically


o Hospitalist, 24/7 - not dedicated to this unit specifically


o Phlebotomy: Combined effort between RNs, IV team


o IV/VAT Team
• Technology/Equipment:


o EMR: EPIC


o IV Pumps: Alaris


o Med Dispensing: Omnicell
• Floating:


o Within region and scope of practice


o Will be required to float per region needs - will require floating to all facilities listed below, as needed, within scope of practice - DECLINE if not agreeable
• Region 1 - Cabarrus, University City, Stanly, Lake Norman, Central Division (CMC Main + Mercy + LCH (peds only) -- could float to any of the facilities within region if the need arises
• If floating mid-shift, Traveler will be paid for the time traveling between facilities (will remain on the clock)
• Orientation (facility and unit) :


o NEO


o 2 days departmental
• Scheduling:


o Weekend rotation: every other


o Holiday Expectations: Travelers will work 75% of holidays


o RTO: Can approve up to 6 days off, excluding holidays - must add time to the end of the contract if unable to meet contracted hours


o Shift times: 0650-1910; 1850-0710


o Schedule cycle: every 6 weeks
• Other notes:


o Scrub Color: Navy


o Parking: Free Employee Parking Deck


o Department Culture: Great Team Environment - Unit Book Club - Netflix Watching Clubs, etc.; We welcome you as one of our own!