RN (Registered Nurse)

Unit Notes
-AUTO OFFER with 7 days of PTO or less, holiday PTO must be approved by unit manage
**MUST HAVE LEVEL 1 TRAUMA EXP***
50 mile radius rule, DL is source of truth, please include with submission
*** Pre-Screens, if clinical recommends, sends to manager for approval to offer, no 2nd interview
must pass dysrhythmia exam prior to acceptance, traveler has 2 attempts., if failed, will be DNU with CS AZ and Sac Region for 6 months
*Travel Teams must have their own vehicles
*must have natural hair color and no facial piercings
*men must clean shave for fit test
*pass fail exam on day 1 of orientation - details to follow

DAY 1 PASS FAIL SIMs Lab: All RNs will be expected to complete SIMs Lab for Foley catheter insertion & central line dressing changes, with the exception of NyICU & ED. NyICU only has to do Foley catheter insertion. ED does Foley catheter insertion but does port-a-cath insertion instead of central line dressing change. This is for travelers going to St. Joseph main campus &/or St. Joseph Westgate campus. NOTE - SIMs lab is pass/fail & nurses have been termed during SIMs Lab for breaking sterile field. Those travelers that understand sterile field typically pass SIMs Lab skills (See separate notes for the specific checklist IF traveler asks for additional details). The hospital expects that every nurse is competent in these areas, especially maintaining sterile field, as these are nursing skills that are performed frequently. NOTE: if a candidate indicates that they are not competent in either of these areas, they are probably not a good fit. In addition to SIMs Lab, they will also go through lifts, restraints, & wound care, but these are just educational based since the equipment & policies can be different facility to facility.


Unit: T8 - Trauma, Ortho, Surgical -
# beds: 30
Certs: BLS, ACLS, 2 years min Tele Experience
Ratios: 1:4-5
EMR: Cerner
Charge Nurse: Charge RN, does not take patients
Nurse Aides: 2 days, 1 night
Weekend Requirement: 3 shifts in a 4 week period.
Holidays: work in to perm staff rotation.
Scrub Color: Navy
Tele: Phillips
Vents: Bipap, cpap
IV Team: SWAT RN available
RT 24/7: Yes
Pharmacy 24/7: Yes
Shifts: 12 hrs
Floating: first to float; MS/Tele, possibly Westgate or AZ General Laveen Campus
Floor specific orientation: 2 shifts
Common diagnosis / Types of patients: transplants post op day 1, whipples, spine, ortho joints mostly, trauma
Additional Notes: Large amount of transplant and whipple.

VivPost