RN (Registered Nurse)

Travel Nurse Position

Auto offer off of prescreen. Must be able to titrate cardiac drips. Travelers will need to pass a dysrhythmia exam prior to signing contract (2 max attempts), within 48 hours of offer. If traveler fails, they will be sent home and made a DNU for 6 months for CSH AZ and CSH Sac regions. There is also a pass/fail Sim Lab on day one of orientation. If traveler fails Sim, they will be sent home and made a DNU for 6 months. Will float between all Tele and MedSurg units. Floating is required. Depending on skill level, nurses will float to ICU, Cardiac Tele, as well as all Tele units, MedSurg, any & every holding area (this could be in the Cath Lab, ER, observation floor, even a hallway). They staff the observation floor first, then the other units. Floating would include between Chandler and Mercy Gilbert campuses. Notification of campus and unit given 1.5 hrs prior to shift start. Floating to different units mid-shift can happen. Rare to float to another campus within a single shift, but possible. The distance between the two campuses is 9 miles. Depending on traffic takes 15 minutes. All interstate. Must clock-out when leaving one campus then clock-in when arrive at the other campus.

Tele B3A

Unit: CV Tele B3A

# beds: 32 bed

Certs: BLS, ACLS

Ratios: 1:3-4

Charge Nurse: Yes, no patient assignment. Also have a Clinical Supervisor in a management role.

Techs: PCTs - 1 per every 16 patients.

Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend.

Scrub Color: Navy

Tele: Centralized tele. RNs must be able to interpret EKGs.

Vents: No

Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: Hospitalist rounds during the day and on call at night.

IV Team: No

RT 24/7: Yes

Pharmacy 24/7: Yes

Shifts: 12 hr shifts. 7-7.

Floating: To similar or lower acuity.

Floor specific orientation: 2 days on the floor.

Common diagnosis / Types of patients: Post cath lab, post vascular procedures, day 2 CABG patients, general tele. Amio, Cardene, Nitro, Heparin, Dobutamine to titrate down ONLY. No pediatrics, 15 y/o and older.

Tele Neuro

Unit: A3 Neuro

# beds: 28 bed

Certs: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS

Ratios: 1:3-4

Charge Nurse: Yes, no patient assignment. Also have a Clinical Supervisor in a management role.

Techs: PCTs - 1 per every 16 patients.

Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend.

Scrub Color: Navy

Tele: Centralized tele. RNs must be able to interpret EKGs.

Vents: No

Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: Hospitalist rounds during the day and on call at night.

IV Team: No

RT 24/7: Yes

Pharmacy 24/7: Yes

Shifts: 12 hr shifts. 7-7.

Floor specific orientation: 2 days on the floor.

Common diagnosis / Types of patients: Neuro post surgical, post cranis, spine, CVAs post TPA. No ICP monitoring.

Medical-Surgical C5

Unit: MedSurg C5

# beds: 32 beds. Ortho, Surgical, Oncology

Certs: BLS, ACLS

Ratios: 1:4 ratio days and nights.

Charge Nurse: Yes, does not take patients. Also has Unit Supervisor.

Nurse Aides: PCTs on days. 1 PCT or Task RN at night.

Weekend Requirement: 4 weekend shifts per 4 week period (days - Sat, Sun, nights - Fri, Sat). One major and minor holiday.

Scrub Color: Navy

Tele: GE Monitors. Central monitoring station tech to read.

Vents: NA

Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: Must call Physician.

IV Team: No. House SWAT Nurse available for hard IV sticks.

RT 24/7: Yes

Pharmacy 24/7: Yes, ICU Pharmacist covers on days.

Shifts: 12 hrs. 7-7.

Floating: Float to MedSurg Tele B2C and B2D

Floor specific orientation: 2 shifts on the floor.

Common diagnosis / Types of patients: 80% Surgical, 20% Oncology. Ortho - JHACO certified knee and hip program. 8-10 elective knee/hips per week. Other - Urological, Abdominal, Whipple, Women's surgeries (no OBGyn).

Additional Notes: Spectralink phones (call light attached to phone)

Medical-Surgical B2C

Unit: MedSurg B2C

# beds: 29 beds

Certs: BLS, ACLS

Ratios: 1:4 ratio, days and nights

Charge Nurse: Yes, does not take patients. Also has Unit Supervisor.

Nurse Aides: PCTS on days. 1 PCT or SWAT RN at night to task.

Weekend Requirement: 4 weekend shifts per 4 week period (days - Sat, Sun, nights - Fri, Sat). One major and minor holiday.

Scrub Color: Navy

Tele: GE Monitors. Central monitoring station tech to read.

Vents: NA

Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: Must call Physician.

IV Team: No. House SWAT Nurse available for hard IV sticks.

RT 24/7: Yes

Pharmacy 24/7: Yes, ICU Pharmacist covers on days.

Shifts: 12 hrs. 7-7.

Floating: Float to MedSurg Tele C5 and B2D

Floor specific orientation: 2 shifts on the floor.

Common diagnosis / Types of patients: General MedSurg patients that require tele. Amio, Cardizem to titrate down only.

Additional Notes: Spectralink phones (call light attached to phone). Is the "new grad training unit", all new grads train with a "clinical scholar" for 4 weeks. Auto offer off of prescreen recc.