RN (Registered Nurse)

Unit Notes
- Radius: 60 MILES, DL must be submitted
- Floating roles: Travelers are expected to float throughout the zone they are hired into. Each zone covers a 60 mile radius from the zone's city center which is where the 60 mile verbiage comes into play. The traveler is responsible for obtaining housing that makes this feasible as the requirement to float throughout the full 60 mile zone applies regardless of where the traveler obtains housing.
- Week of orientation: Please ensure clinicians are in state for week of orientation even if first day modules are remote

Unit ER/ED
- Trauma Level? STEMI Receiving? Stroke Center? non trauma, no stroke or stemi
- Do you have a separate holding area in the ER or are ER holds intermixed w/in the ER? mixed
- Do you have separate Psych/seclusion rooms? no
- On average, how many patients do you treat in the ER/day? average 49 patients per day
- Nurse: Patient Ratios 1:4-5 based on acuity
- Required Certifications (i.e., BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC, ENPC, NRP, NIHSS?) ACLS,BLS, PALS, NIHSS, TNCC
- Common diagnoses/Types of patients Abdominal pain, DM, NSTEMI, penumonia, trauma, stroke, HTN
- Experience or 'Must have' skills "Must Have:
Prefer: "
- Common drips? standard ER medications
- Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? yes
- Nurse aids/EMT/Paramedics/Patient Sitters? Ratios? Duties? Techs that support unit secretary work, assist nurses on the floor as well as assist in triage.
- Is RT in the ER 24/7? Do they do ABG's, breathing Tx, & EKG's? RT available 24/7. They complete breathing treatments and ABGs
- Do you have Monitor Techs in the ER? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the Tele monitors? no monitor tech, RN needs to be able to read an interpret tele
Does Phlebotomy draw labs or RN's draw? Will be trained and perform Point of Care lab testing
- Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) "12 hour shifts
- Leadership will make schedule based on needs"
- Weekend Requirements Every other
- Holiday Requirements every other
- Is there call or a standby requirement? n/a
- Floating Requirements floating within region/zone's ERs
- Scrub Color/Dress Code Navy Blue
- Unit/Department specific orientation 2-3 days