RN - Medsurg

Unit Notes

Unit: Med/Surg
- Nurse:Patient Ratios typical ratio for all medsurg units is 1:5 up to 1:6 at times, ratio would be
adjusted down for higher acuity patients
- Required certifications (i.e., BLS, ACLS?) BLS, charge RN's have ACLS
- Common diagnoses/Types of patients General medsurg, all patient populations, congestive heart
failure, diabetes, post surgical, trauma, acute kidney injury, sickle cell anemia, gastroparesis, and
respiratory illnesses
- Experience or 'Must have' skills level 1 trauma experience required OR experience at a larger facility
with a lot of surgeries/high acuity patients, must be comfortable with lines, chest tubes
- Common titratable &/or set rate drips cardiac drips on 3south only
- Are there tele/monitor techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand
station and every patient is on tele
- Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? Both. Nurse
managers are in house M-F business hours, starting at 3pm M-F and all weekend there is an adult
house sup. charge takes light patient assignment, will take full load of patients if needed. educator
- RT Equipment (i.e., Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, vents, etc.) cpap bipap at night, RT to help, high
flow on 2n,
- Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) 12 hours, 7a-7p or 7p-7a,
travelers are expected to fill holes but managers will try to accomodate block scheduling as
scheudle allows, open to weekenders if traveler would like to work every weekend but that is not
required
- Weekend Requirement every other or 2 weekends per month is standard, could be higher to meet
needs of department
- Holiday Requirement rotate in with regular staff
- Is there Call or a Standby requirement? no
- Floating Requirements? within skillset, all staff float between all medsurg units. higher acuity
patients would be given to core staff
- Scrub Color/Dress Code/Scrubs provided? any color, needs to be solid color and professional


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