RN - Med Surg

RN - Med Surg

Position / Specialty: Med Surg RN - Urology/Nephrology. Shift: Day shift 0645-1915. Average Daily Census: 23. 25 bed unit. Years of experience REQ: Minimum 2 years' experience required. First-timers accepted: Yes - Want to see they have a solid foundation as an RN if they are new to travel. > 2 year's experience in medical/surgical nursing. Weekend REQ: Will work every other weekend. Certs REQ: BLS and active IL RN license required. Is on-call REQ? No. Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs? Yes will float to other Medical Surgical units. Open to accommodating block schedule? Will try but not guaranteed. Locals accepted: Yes - no radius. Pending License accepted: No - must have active IL license to apply. RTO Restrictions: Ideally no more than 5 days. Guaranteed Hours: Client may call-off up to 36 hours per thirteen week assignment without paying for the cancelled hours. If Client cancels more hours than permitted by this section, Client will be billed for any shifts or portions thereof cancelled in excess of this section. If Candidates are placed on-call in lieu of being called off, that will count as a called-off shift.

Special Requirements: Required Work Setting Experience: MS/Tele, Med/Surg. Required Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response Skills/Experience: Telemetry- remote monitoring, Use of Rapid Response Teams. Required Genitourinary/Renal Case Skills/Experience: Pre/Post Hemodialysis Management, Renal failure. Required IV therapy/Phlebotomy Skills/Experience: Blood Product Administration, Central line blood draw, Peripheral Line Care/Management, PICC line management, Starting IVs. Required Medication Skills/Experience: Heparin. Required Respiratory Case Skills/Experience: Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleur-evac, CPAP/BiPAP, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Nasal Cannula, Non-invasive airway management, Oral suctioning, Portable Oxygen tank. Required Professional Knowledge and Skills: Isolation Precautions, Wound Care/Wound Vac. Cerner experience required.

Hospital Highlights Type of Facility: Acute Care Hospital Magnet / Teaching / Level Trauma (if applicable): Acute Care Hospital - Level I trauma center. Magnet hospital/facility. Total Staffed Beds: 562 beds Scrub Color: Any solid color scrubs. Charting: Cerner Parking Cost: parking permit required, no cost. Will fill out form during orientation.

Job Requirements & Qualifications Previous Charge Experience: Required Years of Experience: 2 Patient Ratio Experience: 6 Charting System Experience: Required Charting System Name: Cerner Community Hospital Experience: - LTAC Experience: - Trauma Level I Experience: Preferred Trauma Level II Experience: - Travel Experience Required: - Certifications: BLS Skills: BiPAP/CPAP management, Blood Product Administration, Central line blood draw, Chest tubes-Emerson/PleurEvac, Colostomy/ileostomy management/care*, Feeding tube care and management*, Heparin, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Isolation Precautions/PPE, Med/Surg, MS/Tele, Nasal Cannula, Non-invasive airway management, Oral suctioning, Oxygen tanks, PCA*, Peripheral Line Care/Management, Phlebotomy*, PICC line management, Pre/Post Hemodialysis Management, Renal failure, Starting and maintaining IVs, Telemetry - remote monitoring, Use of Rapid Response/Code teams, Wound Care/Wound Vac, Kidney Transplant*, Urology/Nephrology*

Unit Details Staffing & Scheduling Scheduling Type: Other Patient Ratios Days: - Patient Ratios Nights: - Patient Ratios Weekends: 7 Float Required: To other Medical Surgical units Call Required: - Weekend Coverage: True Number of Weekend Shifts Per Contract: - Pre-Approved Time Off: - Orientation Hours: 32 Facility & Patient Care Details Patient Age Groups: Adults Daily Census: 23 Number of Visits Per Day: - Number of Rooms: - Number of Beds: 25 Additional Unit Information Interdisciplinary Support: IV Teams, Physical Therapy, Respiratory Services, Interpretation Services, Phlebotomy, Radiology, Social Services, Rapid Response Teams, Pharmacy, Transportation, Unit Secretary Patient Diagnoses: 50-75% Urology/Nephrology illness and surgical procedures as well as Kidney Transplant. See frequent Kidney Stones, Enlarged Prostates, Cancer of the kidney, bladder, penile, and prostate as well as complex bladder urology surgeries. Enstage Kidney disease. Medical Surgical overflow - variety of diagnosis: UTI, pneumonia, cellulitis. Step down transfers from ICU and IMC with wide range of diagnosis Special Procedures/Unit Details: Continuous Bladder Irrigation, Difficult Urinary Catheter Insertion Team, Post Operative Care of the Kidney Transplant Patient. We are a very busy unit discharging and re-admitting about a third to half of the floor per day. On rare occasions, may have up to 7 patients. Special Equipment: Variety of central and peripheral IV lines, Variety of urinary catheter types, CBI, Hand Irrigation, chest tubes, JP drains, Nephrostomy tubes, ileal conduits