RN - Float

Unit Notes
Department: LTC RN
*Certifications Required: BLS*
NO CLINICAL INVOLVEMENT

- Type of Facility: Long Term Care
- # of Beds/Residents: 26 bed
- EMR: Matrix
- Ratios: Nurses 1: 10 on day 1:19 nights,
- Common diagnosis / Types of patients: Heart disease, diabetes, dementia
- Job Duties: Nurse act as charge and pass meds and perform wound care.
- Experience or 'Must have' skills: LTC experience
- Are there IVs or titratable drips?: NO
- Area there Tele monitors? If so do you have monitor techs on this unit? Do RN's read strips?: NONE
- Are RNs required to attend team conferences for acute inpatient rehab?: NO
- DON/Charge Nurse/House Supervisor: DON, no supervisors
- Physician availability after hours: By phone on-call
- Interdisciplinary Team: no rehab beds only LTC
- PT/OT/SLP, Pulmonary or Cardiac Rehab, Case Managers, Social Workers, Dieticians?: PT as needed, Social worker designee
- Is RT on-site 24/7?: NONE
- Oxygen Therapy /Equipment (ie Cpap, Bipap, High Flow): Concentrators and portable concentrators
- Pharmacy on-site? Medication dispensing system?: Off site
- Shifts & Scheduling: 12hr shifts 7-7, No blocked schedule & no self-scheduling
- Weekend Requirements: EOW
- Holiday Requirements: Every other major holiday
- Call or Standby Requirement: NONE
- Floating Requirements: NONE
- Scrub Color/Dress Code: NONE , must be clean and presentable
- How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation?: 2-3

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