RN - Tele

Registered Nurse

Profession: RN (Registered Nurse) Specialty: Inpatient Rehabilitation/Orthopedics Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12-Hour Days Hours per Shift: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM Experience: Minimum 2 years License: Active RN License Certifications: BLS Certification required Must-Have: Ortho experience preferred, telemetry, IV skills, foley catheter insertion, dressing changes

Description: The unit has 9 beds for orthopedics and 13 beds for inpatient rehabilitation. In MedSurg, the nurse-to-patient ratio is 1:4. In Inpatient Rehabilitation, the ratio is 1:6. Ratios may be adjusted based on patient care levels as reviewed in staffing twice daily. Common patient diagnoses include total knees, hips, shoulders, cerebrovascular accidents, encephalopathy, and lumbar fusions. The unit also accommodates "clean" medical-surgical patients as needed. Registered Nurses are not required to titrate drips. A charge nurse is present on each shift and takes patient assignments. Patient Care Technicians (PCTs) assist with activities of daily living and vital signs. PCTs are assigned to each rotation during night shifts. Registered Nurses occasionally provide primary care when the need arises. Respiratory Therapy manages nebulizer treatments and CPAP setups. Telemetry patients are monitored remotely by techs who notify staff of rhythm variations. Strips are reviewed once per shift and documented. Self-scheduling is not permitted, but efforts will be made to accommodate schedule flexibility. Every other weekend staffing is required. Holidays are rotated allowing staff to spend time with family. If census is low, nurses may float to other medical-surgical units with similar staffing ratios. Scrubs must be navy blue, and each staff member must provide their own. There are three days of classroom training followed by two precepted shifts on the floor.