RN medical/surgical

Registered Nurse

Specialty: MS/Tele

Unit: CW - Acute Care

Shift: Night 3x12-Hour (19:00 - 07:30)

Start Date: 12/11/2023

Job Location: Coldwater, MI

Description:

***Mixed unit Med Surg/Tele and Med Surg***

**Small community hospital with ER MD only at night**

Avg. Daily Census 22,24 beds

Patient Age Group - Adults and Geriatrics, Adolescent, Pediatrics (as young as 5 years old)

Staffing Ratios 1:5 Days, 1:6 Nights and Weekends

Floating required within service line; float to other units within scope

Every Other Weekend Required

Medication System Pyxis

Epic required

Patient Diagnoses: General medical and surgical care. Post operative care- orthopedic, pulmonary and general surgical cases. No drips on this unit- may have tele- however we do have a monitor tech to watch these cases. Preoperative care occasionally. May have adolescent post operative recoveries.

Special Procedures/Unit Details: May have chest tubes and bedside procedures. Moderate sedation may be necessary. IVs, Foleys, feeding tubes, IV umps, PCA occasionally. Fall alarms on beds.

Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency Response: Management of dysrhythmias, Telemetry - remote monitoring

Gastrointestinal: Feeding tube care and management

IV Therapy/Phlebotomy: Blood product administration, central line care/management, monitoring chemotherapy, peripheral line care/management, starting IVs

Medications: Heparin protocols

Neurological/Psychiatric: CVA

Orthopedics: Peripheral nerve block catheters, total joint replacements

Plastics: Surgical drains

Respiratory/Thoracic: Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleu-evac, high flow nasal cannula (HFNC), nasal cannula, non-invasive airway management, tracheostomy management

Professional Topics and Skills: Isolation precautions, wound care/wound vac

Special Equipment: SAO2 and end tidal CO2.

ACLS, BCLS, PALS, NIH required

Conscious sedation preferred

Charge nurse experience preferred

1 year minimum experience required

Float pool experience preferred