RN - Medsurg

Unit Med/Surg 2N INFECTIOUS DISEASE
- # Beds: 32
- 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?): ACLS BLS
- Common diagnoses/Types of patients current COVID unit, also takes medsurg overflow
- Experience or 'Must have' skills: level 1 trauma experience required. experience at a larger
facility with a lot of surgeries/high acuity patients, must be comfortable with lines, chest tubes
- Are RNs required to titrate drips?: heparin, could have an order for amio and that can be
started and then patient would be transferred to cardiac unit
- 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 are the tele monitors?: every unit has tele capability, patients are monitored on all
units, central monitor station will communicate with RN, 3south tele unit also has central
monitors at nurses 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 and manager for each unit. Smaller units share manager and eduacator.
- Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios all units
- 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
preceptor