RN - Med Surg/Telemetry

RN - Med Surg/Telemetry

Position / Specialty: RN MS/TELE - transplant and hepatology unit Shifts: Nights Days of the week: Various days of the week Years of experience REQ: 2 years acute care exp required (high acuity unit) First-timers accepted: yes Weekend REQ: Yes per unit needs Certs REQ: AHA BLS, CO or Compact RN license, BSN preferred Is on-call REQ? No Will this traveler need to float within scope to meet facility needs/float between like units? Yes, floating as required and may float to sister facilities based on facility needs Total Staffed Beds: 36 Charting: Epic Ratios: 1:4-5, Nurse-to-patient ratios may flex up based on staffing and unit needs. While additional support is provided, candidates must be comfortable with and have prior experience working in environments with flexible staffing ratios Scrub Color: Navy Special Requirements: We are a 36-bed surgical unit, specializing in the highly acute care of Solid Organ Transplant, Thoracic Surgery, and Hepatology patient populations. Our transplant program is the only program in the Rocky Mountain region that performs all solid organ transplants which includes lung, liver, kidney and pancreas recipients, as well as liver and kidney donors. Our program is distinguished for being the first in the world to successfully perform the first human liver transplant in 1967 and we have continued to excel in innovation as we provide our unique high acuity skillset admitting kidney and liver transplant patients directly to our unit from the OR. These patients are generally staffed in a 2:1, and/or 3:1 ratios to ensure safe, quality care during their most acute phases of healing. All other patients are staffed 4-5:1 days/nights. Our Thoracic surgery program is rated as one of the top programs in the nation, as they perform cutting edge surgeries, while our unit ensures delivery of excellent patient care and outcomes. We work closely with our providers and multidisciplinary teams from Transplant, Hepatology, and Thoracic Surgery, to ensure we are delivering optimal care to all patients throughout their continuum of care. Our team is passionate and honored to be specialty trained to care for such a unique population, and dedicated to supporting patients and families along their transplant journey. If you value caring for high acuity surgical patients and want to be a part of a patients new Gift of Life and cutting edge surgeries, then join our team!